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Grad starts career in Germany

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Commissioner seeks Statehouse

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Brown hopes experience, local ties can capture votes

By Eric Lagatta Reporter

Scott Thomas debuts with Cuxhaven basketball team

By Noah Jones Reporter

In spring 2012, Scott Thomas graduated from the University and began a new life playing basketball in Germany.

Thomas is playing in his rookie season as forward for the Cuxhaven Bascats. He is currently second in the league and his team has a winning percentage of .500 after its first four games.

“The Bascats have always been a solid organization,” Thomas said.

“Everything is going good right now.”

After switching agents and debating where to play professionally, Thomas’ agent convinced him to go to Germany.

“It is safe and the people are friendly,” Thomas said. “I’m definitely happy here.”

Thomas plays in the Pro A division, the second-highest league in Germany.

“I felt like this was a good league to start off with,” Thomas said. “It is well-respected and it will help me get my stock up so I can go to higher [leagues in] countries and be paid more.”

Thomas said he credits his success in basketball to every coach he has ever played for.

“Every coach has helped develop me as a player, on and off the court,” he said.

Thomas said Germany is very different from the United States.

“It took getting used to,” he said. “It was a huge culture shock.”

While at the University, Thomas earned a degree as a mild-tomoderate intervention specialist, a career focused on working with people with special needs. Thomas said his knowledge in this background helps him feel comfortable around strangers.

“We have events where we go and meet little kids,” he said. “It helps me interact because I am used to interacting teaching wise, and this is almost the same thing.”

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A 1986 University graduate with a business degree and a county commissioner with 14 years of experience, Republican Tim Brown professes a strong connection to Wood County.

Now he wants to take his experience and dedication to Wood County to the state level.

Brown will rely on his years as Wood County Commissioner as he runs for state representative of Ohio’s third district.

He was appointed in 1997 and has been re-elected four consecutive times.

His current term ends in 2014.

Brown won the Republican primary this past March for the House seat.

“It’s been very helpful to have that experience working in government,” he said. “This is an opportunity to make that experience work at a different level.”

Challenging Brown for the Statehouse seat is Democrat Kelly Wicks, owner of local coffee shop Grounds for Thought, and Libertarian Nathan Eberly.

Brown said his biggest accomplishment as commissioner has been keeping Wood County’s economy strong, despite the national recession.

Wood County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Northwest Ohio, coupled with a low sales tax, he said.

The Wood County Board of Commissioners is in charge of a small portion of the sales tax, which it has not been increased in 20 years. It’s remained one cent for every dollar spent.

“One of my core philosophies I have is to keep taxes low and work with businesses and industry to grow the economy,” Brown said.

As a county commissioner, Brown sets the Wood County budget. The budget, funded by sales tax, affects the various governmental agencies, such as the county dog shelter, the engineers department and the sheriff’s department.

All Wood County departments unanimously support the low sales tax and have worked to keep their budgets low so the tax doesn’t need to be increased, Brown said.

“It’s been a remarkable team approach,” he said. “They’ve all been supportive.”

The reason for this support is low sales tax doesn’t only help consumers; it also

COMMISSIONER TIM Brown is the Republican candidate for the Statehouse. He has 14 years experience as a Wood County official.

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Bathroom stall scrawls lead to mixed feelings among students, custodial staff

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Graffiti contains both inspirational, vulgar messages in academic buildings

By Danae King Campus Editor

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Words of inspiration may be written in a variety of places — even the walls of a bathroom stall.

“It’s usually girls trying to bring others up,” said senior Jessie Foster. “[It’s interesting when] it’s just encouragement or some kind of female empowerment.”

Foster has never written on the walls herself, but enjoys reading what others write.

“I always like the quotes,” Foster said. “They’re always really cool.”

Not everyone, however, thinks the writing on the wall is “cool.” The housekeeping staff has to clean up after students’ inspirational words.

“Sometimes you can get it off and sometimes you can’t,” said Anna Estrada, housekeeping manager at

the University.

It’s a continuous cycle — the students write it and then the staff cleans it off.

“They put it back and we just laugh because it’s our job,” Estrada said. “It’s something we have to do.”

Sometimes students even write that they will come back and write more if it is removed, she said.

“They know we have to do it regardless,” Estrada said.

Sophomore Darien Perrin doesn’t see a problem with writing on stall walls, as long as the content is positive.

“When it starts getting negative, I don’t really like it,” she said. “I just feel like if somebody is in a bad mood, if you see a quote while in the bathroom, it could lift your spirits a little.”

Estrada finds the writing interest-

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ing, sometimes even artistic. The most interesting thing Estrada has ever seen was a mural on a stall wall.

“They had to be in there a while,” she said. “It was faces of people, it was obviously an art student and it was very good.”

Estrada said she hated to take it down.

“I wish it was somewhere else,” she said.

Perrin has never wanted to write on a stall wall, but said if she wrote something, it would be “Smile, you’re beautiful.”

“I don’t think it’s bad if people express themselves,” Perrin said.

The writing is more heavy in certain buildings like Olscamp Hall

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WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE ON A BATHROOM STALL? “Cory was here.”

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BROWN From Page 1 attracts business and investment, Brown said.

From industrial, to transportation, to alternative energy, medical, and retail, Brown said he has attracted hundreds of new jobs and more than $400 million in business investments to Wood County.

This job growth as benefits students, particularly graduating students looking for jobs, he said.

“There’s a vast array of internship opportunities available to students and oftentimes, that leads to full employment,” Brown said.

While this benefits students in need of a job, Brown said this will also help the area grow by keeping jobs here.

“It’s really the most important thing an elected official can do is try to produce an atmosphere that is conducive to job growth,” he said.

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“It benefits [students], it benefits us.”

Brown said his policies support fiscal responsibility, particularly in the time of a recession.

“I have adopted a policy as commissioner that during a tough economy like this, we should be cutting back just like our citizens are,” he said.

It’s important to adopt policies emphasizing the state work with businesses and local colleges to steer the students down the best path for employment, Brown said.

“There are a lot of business leaders who I hear say, ‘I can’t find the right people for my company,’” he said. “We need to hear from the business community on what their needs are.”

As a state representative, Brown said he would ask business leaders what their future expectations are for jobs. He also plans to look at any “burdensome” regulations that may prevent businesses from expanding.

“It’s been one of my prima-

ry focuses as commissioner and it will continue as state representative,” he said.

While there are good regulations such as child labor laws and minimum wage laws, there are also times where government over-regulates.

Matt Reger, committee chairperson of the Wood County Republican Party, said Brown’s greatest strength is “first and foremost his experience.”

His interaction with local officials has given him the knowledge of how they could help him at the Statehouse, Reger said.

“He knows the county, he knows the place,” he said.

“He knows all of them, they know him.”

Megan Burke, campaign coordinator, said she heard about Brown’s campaign while working for the state and wanted to get involved.

“He’s a Republican and I wanted to support a Republican from Northwest Ohio,” Burke said.

Burke started the campaign in June and has helped in various ways, including going door-to-door with Brown.

“He went to school here, he knows the area, he understands concerns of folks who live in Wood County,” she said.

Brown has worked with not only Republicans, but Democrats as well, and he will take that skill to the Statehouse, Burke said.

“It’s his leadership ability and his ability to work across the aisle,” she said. “If you can look at issues outside of politics — I don’t care who brings it to you — you’re going to be successful.”

Brown also emphasized the role bipartisanship has had to him as commissioner and said he will continue working across the aisle as a representative.

“I don’t put my party first and foremost because citizens really come first,” he said. “If you look at the track record of Wood County, it’s been successful.”

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The Deadly Threat of a Nuclear-Armed Iran What can the world, what can the USA, what can Israel do about it?

Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has declared publicly – not once, but repeatedly – that Israel must be “wiped off the map.” That effort, the destruction of Israel, seems to be the main goal of Iranian policy. When Iranian missiles are paraded through the streets of Tehran, the destination “to Jerusalem” is clearly stenciled on them.

What are the facts?

that in a daring and unprecedented raid. Iraq’s nuclear capability was eliminated in one stroke, never to rise A death wish for Israel. Ahmadinejad and the up again. Israel had done the world an enormous ayatollah who is the “supreme leader” have publicly service. Had it not been for Israel’s decisive action, the mused that one or two nuclear bombs would obliterate Iraqi conquest of Kuwait and, without question, also of Israel, but that, though it would cause devastating Saudi Arabia and its enormous oil fields, and, for that damage and millions of casualties, Iran would survive matter, of Iran, could not have been prevented. Saddam Israel’s retaliatory attack. Iran is a huge country, with Hussein would have been the ruler of the world. about 60 million inhabitants, so they are probably The solution to the deadly threat that Iran poses to correct. And who can doubt that those religious the world is obvious. Of course, diplomacy and fanatics would not hesitate to allow the destruction of persuasion, threats and promises, sticks and carrots – much of their country and to sacrifice a third or even every possible means one-half of their population in order to “An attack on the Iranian nuclear installations short of military action – should be eliminate the hated Jewish state. When our would fall under the heading of “anticipatory used until it becomes even to the most country was entangled self-defense,” recognized and sanctioned by clear obdurate that nothing with the Soviet Union international law and by common sense.” can deviate Iran from in the bitter 40-year its chosen path of long “cold war,” with becoming a nuclear power and to dominate the Middle both sides having sufficient nuclear weapons to destroy East. the opponent’s country and its people, things were kept There is reason to believe that the people of Iran, in place by MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction. especially the young people, oppose the oppressive and However “evil” the leaders of the Soviet Union (the theocratic regime of their country and are hostile to “Evil Empire”) may have been, there was one great the mullahs who control everything. But the consolation and assurance: They were not crazy. But government has the tools of power firmly in its hands. the Iranians and other Muslims are crazies, as we It controls the instruments of coercion – it can kill understand the concept. Because they take people and it controls the oil money. While it would be instructions directly from Allah, who tells them to kill most desirable and in the interest of the world to be the Jews and other infidels, whatever the cost. able to foment an overthrow of the Iranian regime, Israel has no problem with Iran. They share no that is an unrealistic and unattainable prospect. borders and have no territorial dispute. In fact, they Regrettably, there is only one solution to the terrible face common Arab enemies and should be natural dilemma confronting the world, the unacceptable allies, as they indeed were under the Shah. Iran’s death danger of a nuclear-armed Iran. The terror, the wish for Israel is based entirely on religious fanaticism. destruction and the 60 million dead of World War II In contrast even to the intractable North Koreans, the could have been prevented at several times during the determination of the Iranians is immutable. It cannot Nazi regime. But the Allied powers, under the be changed by persuasion, by diplomacy, by sanctions leadership of Britain’s prime minister Neville or by threats.

Chamberlain, opted for appeasement and for “peace in Once Iran is in possession of nuclear weapons, it will our time.” We cannot afford to make that same mistake not only be a deadly danger to Israel, but to all of the again. The world must give Iran an ultimatum: Desist Middle East and to virtually all of Europe. The flow of immediately from the development of nuclear oil from the Middle East, the lifeblood of the weapons; if you do not, we shall destroy the facilities industrialized world, would be totally under its control that produce them. There still is a window of and so would be the economies of all nations of the opportunity to do that. That window may close very world, very much including the United States. soon. But who would do the job? The United States What is to be done? In 1981, then prime minister of would be the obvious choice. But if the United States Israel Menachem Begin, being aware of Iraq’s nuclear were in accord, Israel could do it, just as it did the job ambitions and looming realization of those ambitions, in 1981 in destroying Iraq’s nuclear potential once and decided that its nuclear reactor at Osiraq had to be for all. destroyed. The IAF (Israeli Air Force) accomplished An attack on the Iranian nuclear installations would fall under the heading of “anticipatory self-defense,” recognized and sanctioned by international law and by common sense. Nobody really knows for sure how far Iran is from reaching its goal — six months. six years? The experts disagree. But if Iran is not stopped now, it may well be too late not very long from now.

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Bartlett, 21, a middle childhood education major, was found dead in his Falcon Heights room Oct. 15.

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After more than a year of construction, the North Main Street project is scheduled to finish in November, about eight months ahead of schedule.

The construction is in its final

THOMAS From Page 1 Thomas’ basketba ll career began just outside of Delaware, Ohio, where he made the varsity team as a freshman playing for the Division II Buckeye Valley Barons.

Donovan Barrett, the Barons’ head coach, said he knew they had something special in Thomas.

“His first game was against a Division I school and he scored 16 points off the bench,” Barrett said. “After that game I knew we had someone special.”

Thomas grew about five inches during his sophomore year, making him a bigger point guard who could handle the ball, Barrett said.

Starting that year, a buzz about college ball began to surround Thomas.

“I felt it was my job to keep him humble,” Barrett said.

Thomas was the most coachable player Barrett said he has ever had.

“When your best player is also the hardest working, it is a gift,” he said.

Acknowledging every constructive criticism and always willing to work,

stages, with only paving and signaling work to go, said Theresa Pollick, District 2 public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

“A big factor in being ahead has been mild weather and a mild winter,” Pollick said. “Being able to get the underground utility work done in one season has been really helpful.”

The main purpose of the project was to add two lanes to North Main Street to ease congestion.

In the next few weeks people can expect increased congestion and orange barrels as crews work on paving, striping and putting in permanent traffic signals, Pollick said.

Paving started on Friday and as winter approaches, Pollick said the crews will see how long the weather keeps up.

Striping will be completely finished in spring, but it won’t cause major lane restrictions, she said.

The cost of the North Main Street project is $7.4 million. The city is responsible for 20 percent of the project, or $1.48 million, while the remaining 80 percent, or $5.92 million, is state funded, Pollick said.

Thomas averaged 26 points per game his senior year.

Recognizing this skill, the Falcons snatched Thomas as a strong recruit.

“I liked his size and his ability to score,” said University head coach Louis Orr. “He had really good energy and was very competitive.”

Thomas is a rare breed of basketball player, Orr said.

“He was 6 feet 7 inches, has great ball control and an excellent basketball IQ,” he said.

Orr and Barrett don’t only think Thomas is a well-rounded player; they also agree he is also a good teammate.

“He is what I call looseygoosey; he didn’t let stuff bother him,” Orr said. “He had all the attributes you look for. He had courage and was not afraid to step up.”

Thomas graduated with 393 points for the Falcons and a 3-point shooting-average of .371. In his senior year he was named to the All-MAC Third Team.

Orr said he believes in Thomas and knows he can have great success in his professional career.

“As long as Scott wants to play, and keeps his love for the game, I think the sky is the limit,” Orr said.

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Students can PUNCHLINES test the waters in the pub Coca-Cola Co. supplies campus with 4 brands

By Geoff Burns Reporter

For some students, choosing a brand of water can be a thought-out process.

Sophomore Ryan Albers said he buys water on campus daily, always choosing to purchase Deja Blue.

“I buy that more because I feel like the taste is what makes me decide whether I want to buy that brand of water or not,” Albers said.

“It’s more convenient to buy water bottles and I can always have that bottle to fill back up with water from a drinking fountain if I’m really thirsty.”

Coca-Cola Co. supplies the University with water brands such as Fiji Water, Deja Blue, Smart Water and Dasani.

Michael Paulus, Dining Services director, said the University’s beverage contract with Coca-Cola defines which brands will be available on campus.

“Dasani water is our largest seller and Fiji is the least popular,” Paulus said.

“Variety is demanded by our customers and brands offered are based upon sales and popularity models developed by Coca-Cola.”

Jenn Sindel, an Outtakes food unit leader who works in the Union, said choices differ depending on an individual’s preferences.

“It’s just like Pepsi versus Coke — some people like Pepsi and some people like Coke even though it’s all cola,” Sindel said. “Everybody likes to have many choices to choose from.”

“It’s just like Pepsi versus Coke, some people like Pepsi and some people like Coke even though it’s all cola.”

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Jenn Sindel | Food Unit Leader Freshman Alyssa Capron said she purchases water bottles daily on campus at random choice without any brand in mind.

“To me, buying water depends on what the bottle looks like, like if it’s appealing with the label,” Capron said. “I always get different kinds of brands of water on campus.”

A big reason people buy water is because they like the name of one water brand more than another. Sindel said.

“Maybe they like the name of Fiji better than they like the name of Dasani; it could be a million dif ferent reasons why people choose what they buy,” Sindel said.

“Water is just like everything else, it’s all about marketing in the bottle and the presentation and as well the f lavor.”

KEITH BERGMAN, the MC for the evening, rants about recently turning 40.

AUGGIE SMITH pokes fun at his honeymoon, bad parenting, kids on drugs and politics. Smith has appeared on Comedy Central and the Bob and Tom Show.

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ANDY BENINGO, the feature act, jokes about texting and driving and his upcoming wedding. Beningo has appeared on Country Music Television.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

PEOPLE ON THE STREET

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“Scripture passages.”

What organization do we need on campus?

“Shopping Club.”

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“Music lyrics that relate.”

“Herpetology Club.”

AUBREE CLASE Freshman, Music Theatre CHRIS LEWIS Senior, Philosophy

“Life goes on.”

“A club for potheads.”

MATT SIERRA Freshman, Music Theatre SETH LARCOMB Sophomore, Computer Science

“Believe in yourself.”

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JORDAN MEADOR Sophomore, Have your own take on today’s People On The Education Street? Or a suggestion for

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But in recent years, Obama has visited our Halloween seems to have become an excuse for some people to be offensive, putting the kibosh on holiday fun for many.

This weekend, I was put off by certain costumes offered at my local MATTHEW THACKER Halloween store.

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“Because of this, I find the practice of wearing these costumes to be akin to kicking someone while they’re down.”

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Embrace, learn from differing campus cultures

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Yes, my mom and I fight. in them, but what would mean taking out even more happen if the LDS church student loans that I will have Respond to Matthew at pay CAMPUS back after my college requested that a President DANAE to KING, EDITOR thenews@bgnews.com years are behind me.

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Don’t be offensive LETTER TO THE EDITOR this Halloween Candidates look to win over Ohio state more than 20 times since being elected.

In fact, his first stop on his re-election campaign this year was in Cleveland.

On the other side of the ballot, Gov. Romney visited Bowling Green over the summer and spoke in Cincinnati this week.

Both Republicans and Democrats know how important it is to clinch Ohio, and that’s whyI we Because of this, find see them in our homethe practice of wearing towns election year. these every costumes to be akin However, the point of to kicking someone while these visits is not for us to they’re down. be Bui starstruck byinthe politigoes on her piece cian or grumble at the trafto mention Students fic jams he About or she caused Teaching Racism in town.

The of these in Society point (STARS), an visits is not to remind us organization of Ohio how powerful the politiUniversity students who cians are, either. created a poster campaign can to get realize from toWhat get we people these rallies and speeches how minorities are affectin hometowns is our ed our by these costumes. own sense of power.

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celebrate, as diversity enriches the student body and provides invaluable learning opportunities.

But how many of us go out of our way to interact with these students?

And if we already know them — for example, if they’re our roommate, lab partner or friend — how many of us talk to them about their heritage or get to know them on a personal level?

Unfortunately, the number is probably very small.

Although people may know someone hails from another country, or was born in the United States and still has strong connections to their native traditions, family heritage is a topic usually glossed over in everyday conversation.

As Americans, I’d argue we would rather have someone blend in than celebrate their uniqueness.

My exposure to cultures other than my own is, admittedly, very limited. Attending the same, predominantly white Catholic school in a

small town for 12 years tends to narrow a person’s exposure to diversity.

The first time I even thought about cultural differences was my first year at the University, when I took an introductorylevel ethnic studies class.

One of its take-home messages: Long ago, white Americans traded their unique cultural personality for society’s subtle, institutionalized, racist privileges. By assimilating, people like my ancestors truly became bland.

The concept is one of many topics discussed by Tim Wise, a white anti-racism activist, in his book “White Like Me: Reflections on Race From a Privileged Son,” a text my instructor required for the class.

I never really thought about this idea until I read the book, but it’s spot-on.

Suddenly it made sense why when people ask me “What nationality are you?”

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Defensive friends may have best intentions “I whole-heartedly believe that everyone has at least one person he or she would protect to the very end of time.”

No, we don’t always see eyeto-eye, but I’ll be a monkey’s uncle before I let someone slander her name.

There is a certain amount of respect that we should all retain in regards to our mom or mother figure even if we are in a spat with them.

Every instance where someone says something bad about my mom, I respond in an unpleasant manner, even if she and I just got into an argument or had a major disagreement.

I implore you to really

think about who you take the time to defend, to really show whom you care about.

Every human needs someone that cares so deeply about them they would fight for their honor, be it physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually.

The other weekend, my friend looked at a mutual friend of ours and said, “If anyone else says anything bad about Lydia … ” and the

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United States is better off than it was four years ago MATTHEW THACKER ASSISTANT FORUM EDITOR As you travel north on I-75, right near the downtown Toledo exits, there is a sign painted on a building which reads “Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago? Wake up America.

Romney/Ryan 2012” This is a question that I have heard muttered many times by Romney supporters this election season. The question itself is a throwback to a 1980 presidential debate, when Ronald Reagan asked the American people this question after four years of Jimmy Carter’s presidency.

Republicans these days consider anything Reagan said to be on par with religious scripture, and so anytime they get a chance to legitimately quote him, they do so, and I think that is the biggest reason they love this question.

But as I drive by the I-75 sign, I start thinking about the question on a deeper level than just an unnatural love of an ex-president who initially unleashed the scourge that is trickle-down economics on an unsuspecting American public.

It seems to me that “Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?” is actually a selfish question to ask.

The question itself seems to imply that empathy or concern for others is useless and you should only worry about yourself in this life.

The proper question to ask yourself before you go into a voting booth to vote for the next President of the United States is “Is our country better off now than it was 4 years ago?”

I think that if you actually look at facts, you have to agree that as a nation we are indeed better off than we were four years ago.

From a foreign policy standpoint, we have ended

the war in Iraq and are beginning a phased withdrawal of our forces in Afghanistan, returning the brave men and women who have served this country so honorably home to their families where they belong.

Under President Obama’s direction, we have not only killed many Al Qaeda leaders, we have found and killed Osama bin Laden, the man responsible for the death of over 3000 Americans in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

America is once again looked upon by the rest of the world as the leader in using peaceful diplomacy as a first option, which is quite different from how we were viewed during the previous administration when we were seen as a “bomb first, ask questions later” type of country.

On the domestic front, President Obama’s leadership help saved the American auto industry from going bankrupt, preventing an unimaginable amount of jobs from being lost here in Ohio (and the rest of the Rust Belt) in the process.

Also, President Obama’s early-term economic stimulus bill may have not been quite as successful as most patriotic citizens had hoped it would be, but it did essentially save our economy from slipping out of a recession and into a second Great Depression.

Let’s not forget that when Obama was inaugurated, our economy was in a free fall and nobody seemed quite sure when we would hit the bottom. Things may still not be great, but even Obama said in his inauguration speech that he may not be able to fix in four years that which took eight years- six of which Republicans controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress- to break.

Obama’s signature piece of legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare),

“America is once again looked upon by the rest of the world as the leader in using peaceful diplomacy ... ” guarantees that people can no longer be denied healthcare coverage based on preexisting conditions, and young adults can remain covered on their parents’ insurance plans until they are 26 years old.

USA Today says that “Independent analysts project that 30 million people will gain insurance through Obamacare after it is fully implemented in 2014.”

That means that 30 million people will be better off because they can go see a doctor for both emergency as well as preventative care without fear of it driving them into bankruptcy.

President John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” and America did just that.

Now it is time that we again put America, as a whole, ahead of our own personal self-interests.

I know that times are tough right now and people want answers as to how and when things are going to improve, and to that I would say that when America as a whole does better, eventually so too shall the individuals who make up America.

President Obama has spent four years trying to dig us out of an eight year hole and he is doing a good job, because on the whole America is a better, stronger and safer country now than it was four years ago, whether you are doing better personally or not.

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GORDON From Page 4 Simila r comments condemn the concept of “political correctness” and call it ridiculous.

Others use profanity to communicate their “right to do what [we] want.”

I don’t understand how starting a dialogue on race, as STARS’s campaign has done, is a silly way to work on race issues.

I also don’t understand why respecting others, their identities and feelings is ridiculous.

It seems to me t hat dressing up as an offen-

SCOTT From Page 4 story makes me smile.

To know that people care enough to help keep my name off the lips of others who are intent on injuring my pride makes me happy beyond belief. I am pleased to say that I have friends that will defend me and I suggest that you make sure you have

WIDMAN From Page 4 my response is just an uniformed muttering of, “I don’t know, Irish, Polish, German ... whatever makes my skin extremely pale.”

My family members rarely, if ever, talk about our lineage.

I don’t celebrate any cultural traditions, unless you count leaving out a shoe for St. Nicholas on Dec. 6 (which apparently, I’ve learned, is exclusive to us hardcore Catholics).

Sometimes, however, I wish I did.

I don’t envy those who

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sive stereotype is a privilege t hat members of the majority are unwilling to give up, no matter how it impacts those around them.

But the truth is, these costumes hurt people.

They perpetuate prejudices and negative stereotypes, giving them longer staying power in our society.

To me, it doesn’t matter if my objecting to someone’s offensive costume ruins their one n ight of holiday fun, because these “jokes” belittle and degrade minorities every single day.

There are so many

Halloween costumes out there that are cool, funny, and even topical.

So why is it so important for some people to choose the hurtful ones?

I echo the sentiments of one reader’s response to the comment telling Bui to “stop whining” about being disrespected on Halloween: “Please stop whining about how people take things too seriously or play the race card when you are told to stop being a racist jerk. Just stop being a racist jerk instead.”

friends like that too.

There is no better feeling than the feeling of love and compassion from someone you adore.

On a final note, I ask one more thing of you: If you don’t know someone that well, don’t speak poorly about them.

It doesn’t matter if you’re joking or not, you owe it to yourself and others to speak with respect and honesty.

If you happen to be around when two very good friends are joking about one another, keep your mouth closed and you’ll save yourself immense amounts of drama and chaos.

Putting your foot in your mouth is no way to live, so watch where you’re kicking.

have a rich ethnic history and strong cultural practices — I respect them, I admire them and I hope to continue to learn from them.

I wish more people did, too.

My popular culture project — a “day in the life of a folklorist,” you could say — was an eye-opening experience. The two individuals I interviewed were very eager to discuss their cultures and childhood memories, such as the quirky “Two Tigers Song,” and I enjoyed learning about them and their native countries.

My classmates expressed similar feelings Tuesday after we turned in our assign-

ments. What us students often forget, however, is we’re allowed to learn outside of class assignments.

The next time you’re presented with an opportunity to do so, broaden your perspective.

Take a moment to get to know someone from another culture on a deeper level. Take a trip across the globe from the comfort of your residence hall, classroom or dinner table, like my classmates and I did.

You won’t be disappointed.

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Hammond day-to-day with elbow injury

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ANDREW HAMMOND, BG goalie, reaches for a puck during the Falcons 3-2, double overtime loss to Michigan in the CCHA semifinals last season.

BG hockey goalie Andrew Hammond appears to have avoided serious injury to his elbow.

According to coach Chris Bergeron, Hammond hyperextended his elbow during the first shift of Friday’s game when he attempted to dive back into the crease, but got his stick caught in the net.

He had an MRI on his elbow, which came up clean. Bergeron said Hammond’s elbow is still swollen, and his status for this weekend’s series against Ohio State depends on his pain tolerance.

“It’s not [a matter of] months, but it could be days,” Bergeron said.

“Whether he skates [Wednesday], that is still up in the air.”

“It looked bad at the time … but he had all of the tests done, and it turns out that we’ll base when he can be back out there pretty much on how he can handle his stick. How he can grip his stick is going to be the key on when he can get back out there.”

Hammond didn’t practice Tuesday, and Bergeron said his ability to practice Wednesday would be a key-determining factor on whether or not he would be able to play this weekend against Ohio State.

“We’re not ruling him out for Ohio State, but [Wednesday] is going to be a big day,” Bergeron said. “If you don’t skate Tuesday and Wednesday, then you’re getting real close to Friday. But I think day-to-day is fair, but we’re not sure how realistic [his playing] is.”

Hammond was relieved in Friday’s

game by freshman Tommy Burke, who proceeded to stop 24 of 25 shots. He picked up the win, the first of his collegiate career.

Saturday’s game didn’t go as smoothly. While he gave up four goals — stopping 23 of 27 shots — three of those came in a short span in the first period when Burke was often left out on an island.

“We put him in a tough spot a few times, the first period in particular,” Bergeron said. “Those are goals that didn’t go in because Tommy Burke was in net, they went in because we put him in a tough spot.”

Bergeron wouldn’t say who would start Friday’s game in goal. Not just in terms of Hammond’s availability, but also in the competition between Burke and Scott Zacharias.

However, after seeing someone else get a start in goal during Saturday’s game for the first time in 55 games, the team has confidence in whomever they throw in net.

“I think it’s a big confidence boost for us knowing that Tommy is a kid that we can rely on in the net,” said forward Dan DeSalvo. “He proved that on Friday and Saturday. He played very well this weekend. It’s a big confidence boost for us knowing that we can play our game when he’s back there.”

Special teams play The Falcons finally had success on the penalty kill against Colgate, going a perfect 8-for-8 in the two games.

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BG’s stout defense leads team to four consecutive victories

By Ethan Easterwood Sports Editor

Dominant: a word that many don’t expect to hear along with BG. Neither is the word “unbelievable,” but that is exactly what head coach Dave Clawson called his defense this past Saturday.

“How can you find any fault with the defensive effort?” he said.

Against the Massachusetts Minutemen, the Falcon defense allowed only 118 yards and attributed to a touchdown on a Dwayne Woods 48-yard interception return.

That earned Woods the Mid-American Conference East Defensive Player of the Week. An award won by three different Falcons five times this season. Chris Jones won the award three times and Ryland Ward earned it as well against Akron.

“Chris Jones is a great player, but he’s a better person and leader,” Clawson said following the Miami victory. “He, at times, is a dominant player and he has made that whole group better.”

Jones won one of his three defensive player awards that week with his 2.5 sacks which, at the time, had him leading the nation in that category.

Throughout the season where the offense performance has varied, the defense has always been firm.

Ranked number one in the MAC this entire season, the defense is the heart and soul of this roster. Since the abysmal shutout loss to Virginia Tech, 37-0, the team has gained 917 more yards than the defense

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BG swimming opens regular season

The Falcon swim team will open up their regular season Friday against both Ashland and Wayne State.

In the preseason the Falcons dominated the Tom Stubbs Relays winning eight of the 10 races while setting three meet records.

The meet included this past season’s MAC Champions Toledo.

BG’s swimming star, senior Emily Bennet is top three in Falcons history as a sprinter.

Bennet swam in five winning relays at the Tom Stubbs and was named to her first career MAC Swimmer of the week.

This past season the Falcons finished eighth in the MAC while having a 0-6 regular season record. The Falcons do not field a diving team which is a prime result for many of their past losses. Already starting off so strong, the Falcons will look to improve from this past season starting Friday. The meet starts at 3 p.m.

Apthorpe, Losby named baseball co-captains

Pitcher Cody Apthorpe and catcher T.J. Losby have been named co-captains for the 2013 BG baseball season.

Apthorpe, a redshirt junior, was also a tri-captain for the 2012 season. He entered that season as the ace of the Falcons’ pitching staff, but only started in seven games because of injury.

In those seven starts he didn’t quite reach the performance levels he had toward the end of the 2011 season. He posted in 0-4 record with a 6.44 earnedrun average in 2012.

Losby, a junior this year, was one of the Falcons’ most consistent bats in 2012. He finished third on the team with a .319 batting average, and second on the team with three home runs. His 37 RBI led the team.

The BG baseball team opens its season Feb. 15 at Western Kentucky.

The BG women’s soccer team finishes its regular season Thursday at 3 p.m. with a home match against Central Michigan.

At 8-2 (12-5-1 overall) the Chippewas enter the game as the leader of the MidAmerican Conference West division. They hold a one-game lead on Eastern Michigan for the division lead.

The Falcons have not won since Aug. 26 against IUPUI and are 1-16-1 (0-9-1 MAC) on the season.

Forward Sidney Huth leads the Falcons in scoring this season, with three goals and an assist for seven points in 18 games.

The game will also be senior day for the Falcons. There are four seniors — goalkeeper Becca Ison, midfielder Leah Johnson, defender Emily Rothwell and midfielder Sarah VonderBrink — on the Falcons’ roster.

1. Kent State 6-1 (4-0 MAC)

1. Northern Illinois 7-1 (4-0 MAC)

2. Ohio 7-0 (3-0 MAC)

1. Toledo 7-1 (4-0 MAC)

4. Miami 3-4 (2-1 MAC) 5. Buffalo 1-6 (0-3 MAC) 6. Akron 1-7 (0-4 MAC) 7. UMass 0-7 (0-4 MAC)

CORRECTION

The football recap, “Falcons score on offense, defense and special teams,” which ran in Monday’s edition of The BG News incorrectly identified Stephen Stein as kicking the Falcons’ 42-yard field goal. Tyler Tate was the one who made that kick. The BG News regrets the error.

HOCKEY From Page 6 Bergeron said the key to the team’s success this weekend was being better at clearing the puck.

“I thought against Union, we did a good job of getting the puck, but didn’t do well once

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

3. Ball State 5-3 (3-2 MAC) 4. Western Michigan 3-5 (1-3 MAC) 5. Central Michigan 2-5 (0-3 MAC) 6. Eastern Michigan 1-6 (0-3 MAC) we got it,” he said. “I think to some regard we got that little chip on our shoulder back, and I want to continue with that mindset with our penalty kill. When we go out there, it is absolutely not acceptable to not kill it.”

On the flip side, the Falcons struggled on the power play, failing to score a goal in

nine opportunities against Colgate.

“I think it’s kind of a lack of confidence right now,” DeSalvo said. “Obviously we didn’t have a very good weekend. It’s a matter of working things out between the two power play groups, finding that swagger we should have together.”

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Against MAC opponent Massachusetts, the Falcons held the Minutemen to just 1-for-16 on third down conversions. During the rout of Rhode Island, the Rams were held to their own half for over half of the game.

Both should have been expected as neither team to date has won a game in their seasons. However, against the then-ranked 23rd and currently second-ranked Florida Gators, the defense kept the Falcons in the game.

“I think when you play a game like this, the big key is to try to stay in the game as long as you can,” Clawson said.

“You get to the fourth quarter with a chance to win.”

The Gators would pull away

in the third quarter to eventually win 27-14. However, the Falcons would regroup.

And regroup they did. In all but their three losses, the Falcon defense hasn’t allowed more than 13 points. The team is averaging 16.8 points against as well as 304 yards against which leads the MAC. The defense is also responsible for allowing 109.2 yards of rushing a game and 194.8 yards in passing which, again, leads the MAC. Nationally the Falcons are ranked 19th in points against, a stat that stands out amongst the MAC leaders in Toledo (71st), 24th ranked Ohio (47th) and Kent State (54th).

In MAC contests the Falcons are 3-1 only dropping a game at Toledo, which is a strong testament to the strength of the defense. An old adage goes, “defense wins championships” and this team is poising to do so. One more win will make the Falcons bowl eligible, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since 2009.

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WALLS From Page 1 and the Fine Arts Building, Estrada said.

When the first floor bathrooms were renovated in Olscamp, someone on staff began placing paper on the walls so people can write on it, Estrada said.

“It helped us out a lot,” Estrada said. “They had just renovated them and they wanted to keep it looking nice.”

Freshman Courtney Jones has written on the paper in the stalls in Olscamp and said she thinks there should be more places with paper so students don’t write on the walls.

“I feel like it’s a form of expression, but if you’re just blatantly writing on the stall, it’s just wrong,” Jones said.

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Jones said if there wasn’t paper, she wouldn’t have written in a stall because she considers it vandalizing the school.

She likes seeing funny questions, art and creative drawings on the stall walls.

Jones answered a question when she wrote on a wall.

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Estrada finds writing in both men’s and women’s restrooms.

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Estrada said she thinks it is something students will keep doing regardless of enforcement.

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