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By Matthew Thacker Reporter

Ohio’s Issue 3 passed last night by an overwhelming margin.

Issue 3 was essentially a referendum on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law

by President Obama in 2010.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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BRUCE JEFFERS | Democrat | 53.39% At-large council members are elected by all four wards of the city.

At the time of press all votes were unofficial; absentee and early voting were unavailable; provisional votes will be counted within 10 days. Source: Wood County Board of Elections.

CITY Levy benefits senior citizens The senior citizens levy passed Wood County voters’ approval. The levy is a renewal and will benefit the seven senior centers in the county | Page 3

For University librarian Amy Fry, a lingering shadow has been lifted from her workplace.

“It’s been hanging over the process — until now,” Fry said. “Now that Issue 2 is defeated, we can move on and do the work that needs to be done for the good of

us and the University.”

Ohioans voted against Issue 2 on Tuesday, overturning a former state law limiting public employees’ ability to collectively bargain and strike. The law also could have increased public employee contributions for pensions and health care.

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DEMOCRATS filled Cla-Zel on Tuesday night and celebrated after hearing the announcement that Issue 2 did not pass.

FORUM Morality can be learned by all Columnist Alicia Riedel writes that morality can be learned with or without biblical influence, and most people share a common sense of right and wrong | Page 4

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was designed to reform the health insurance industry by expanding medical coverage and limiting preexisting medical conditions a patient can be denied medical coverage for. It does this by mandating that those who can afford to buy health insurance do so.

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Richard Edwards

City elects Richard Edwards for mayor

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sible,” Edwards said. “Mayor Quinn Richard Edwards will be the next and Mr. Fawcett have been very helpful.”

Mayor of Bowling Green after runAlthough no official time or place ning an uncontested race for office. has been set for Edwards’ swearing-in Running for office uncontested ceremony, it will take place sometime allowed Edwards to take a different on January 1, 2012, Edwards said. approach in campaigning.

On election night Edwards “Well, I’m not polluting your yard with signs,” Edwards said. “I’m grate- made visited watch parties for both ful not only to the Republican party Republicans and Democrats at but everyone else who supported me DiBenedetto’s Italian Bistro and ClaZel on Main Street, respectively. He too. It’s worked out nicely.” also watched part of the football game Before Election Day, Edwards against Northern Illinois at Doyt Perry already met with Mayor John Quinn Stadium. and Municipal Administrator John Before running for mayor, Edwards Fawcett to allow for an easy transition. was also part of the presidential “I have every confidence that it will search committee this past year for be as seamless a transition as posthe University.

SPORTS Sophomore continues to succeed

Right side Danielle Tonyan shows potential as the season progresses for the volleyball team. She is part of the double threat the team carries with Paige Penrod | Page 6

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What do you want the new Mayor of Bowling Green to do?

KYLE STANG Senior, Communications

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Issue 1 voted down Issue 1, which would have increased the maximum age of judges able to be elected to the Ohio Supreme Court from 70 to 75, failed.

Since the issue failed, judges must be no older than 70 when elected and the Governor can appoint a Supreme Court commission. The General Assembly can also still establish courts of conciliation.

Mike Zickar, Wood County Democratic Party chair, said early on that the polling data pointed to a “no.”

His party also endorsed a “no” vote for the issue.

“I think the Republicans put it on the ballot to keep their Supreme Court justices in power longer,” said Zickar, who also serves as chair of the psychology department at the University. “I just viewed it as a Republican power grab.”

Zickar said the Republicans have six of the seven Ohio Supreme Court justices, several of which are right up against the age limit.

“We viewed this as a partisan ploy

Tim Brown Wood County Republican Commissioner

for them to extend their monopoly on the court,” Zickar said.

Tim Brown, a Republican and a Wood County commissioner, was in favor of the issue. “[I] don’t believe in age discrimination,” Brown said. “It should be up to voters to decide competency of judges.”

Before the results came in, Brown said he thought the issue would pass.

“People in Ohio, I think, are pretty open-minded and not prejudiced,” Brown said.

Zickar said the focus was more on the Issues 2 and 3 than Issue 1.

“I think we cared a lot more about Issue 2 and Issue 3 as well,” Zickar said. “Everybody focused on Issue 2.

Nobody really discussed 1.”

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A theft of less than $500 was reported at Falcon Heights.

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Commercial vandalism was reported at South Hall.

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ISSUE 2 From Page 1 The election was called at 9:16 p.m. with 22 percent of precincts reporting.

At that time, 64 percent of Ohioans voted “no” and 36 percent voted “yes” on Issue 2.

As of about 1 a.m.

Wednesday, about 61 percent of Ohioans voted “no” and 31 percent voted “yes” on Issue 2, according to the Ohio Secretary of State website.

Community members, as well as University faculty, staff and students gathered at watch parties Tuesday night in anticipation of the election results.

Andy Schocket, communications director for the Faculty Association, the University’s faculty union, said he wasn’t surprised by the outcome.

“I had faith in the people of Ohio,” Schocket said at the Democrat watch party at Cla-Zel. “They understand the importance of collective bargaining and the importance of workers’ rights.”

ISSUE 3 From Page 1 The law also mandates that employers who employ 50 or more people provide health insurance to their employees, said Bowling Green small business owner and Issue 3 opponent Corey LeRoux.

“We are a very small company with only about six employees, but we have big aspirations,” said LeRoux. “When this law passed it really discouraged us from being able to grow past 50 employees.”

LeRoux joined up with the organization “The Ohio Project” last year to help collect signatures petitioning the state to put health care

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Andrew S. Lemay, 22, of Bowling Green, was arrested for rape within the 300 block of Colony Lane and was lodged at the Wood County Justice Center.

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Amanda A. Gray, 26, of McClure, Ohio, was cited for assured clear distance ahead near North Main and East Wooster streets in a traffic crash that caused an injury.

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The repeal of Issue 2 means collective bargaining can continue at the University, which not only affects faculty members but students as well, he said.

“It affirms that the faculty are who lead the students; we can have a voice in the institution,” Schocket said.

“It increases faculty morale, and by bargaining for salaries and benefits, it will help us recruit and retain better faculty members to educate students.”

Students gathered at ClaZel expressed similar feelings.

“I’m glad it didn’t pass, because the money the state would have saved wasn’t going to the right things,” senior Jake Stewart said. “I knew this would happen. The pendulum can only swing so far before it has to swing back.”

Issue 2 supporters, gathered at the Republican watch party at DiBenedetto’s Italian Bistro, expressed disappointment following the election results.

“I’m unemployed, but I still want to take responsibility for my own health care,” said

Mary Vollmar, a city resident.

“I don’t want to be taxed more to pay for state employees’ insurance. I’m very disappointed.”

Graduate student Amy Peplinski, however, said she saw Issue 2’s defeat as an opportunity to plan for future reform in Ohio.

“Being a child of two teachers, I definitely respect public employees’ rights; but I also believe in times of economic difficulty we’re forced to make sacrifices,” she said at the watch party at DiBenedetto’s.

“Something still needs to be done, and the fact that this even came up gives us an opportunity to look at it further.”

University President Mary Ellen Mazey released a statement via email following the announcement of the election results.

“Bowling Green State University will continue to follow the laws of the state of Ohio governing collective bargaining,” the statement read. “I came to Bowling Green with the understanding that our faculty had formed a union. My experi-

ence at unionized institutions and with faculty negotiations was one of the reasons the BGSU Board of Trustees selected me.”

The statement also outlined the administration’s future plans for collective bargaining at the University.

“Negotiating the first contract with our faculty is a top priority,” the statement read.

“We look forward to continuing the negotiations that began in July. We are moving forward and are negotiating in good faith.”

The next negotiation session between the Faculty Association and the University’s administration will take place Nov. 15.

on the ballot.

“This is a big deal,” LeRoux said. “We are a state that stood up and said we don’t want to be forced to buy something that we don’t want or need.”

Not everyone agrees with LeRoux though. Many people believe that the vote on Issue 3 was skewed by the language used on the ballot — which said that Issue 3 was, “To preserve the freedom of Ohioans to choose their health care and health care coverage.” Some who have followed Issue 3 closely say that the number of votes for Issue 3 does not accurately reflect what the majority of voters want.

“If you ask people if they support Issue 3 and then ask them if they voted yes or no,

“When this law passed it really discouraged us from being able to grow past 50 employees.”

anything in Ohio.”

“Federal laws supersede state laws,” said BGSU Graduate Teaching Assistant, Michael Hale.

Hale said that this issue was only placed on the ballot to ensure heavy Republican voter turn-out.

“It’s loaded words that sometimes cover up things that are quite substantive. It’s so obvious that this [issue] is heading to the Supreme Court,” Hale said.

Whether or not the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will ultimately rest with the Supreme Court remains to be seen, but for opponents of Ohio’s Issue 3, Tuesday was a day for celebration.

Corey LeRoux | Business Owner most of the time they got it wrong,” said BGSU alumnus Earl Britt.

“The ballot language was so confusing that people didn’t know what they were voting on,” said Mike Zickar, Chairman of the Wood County Democratic Party.

“This [issue] was a Tea Party political ploy that will have no influence on the future of

Issue 2 voting results from Wood County Votes were tallied with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

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Yes: 14,392 (37.33 percent) No: 24,159 (62.67 percent)

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Senior citizens levy approved Wood County residents to pay 7 cents per $100 in taxes for next 5 years

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DANIEL GORDON celebrated with his parents at the Cla-Zel Tuesday night, after hearing the news that he won the election for city council.

Student wins 1st Ward city council election Senior Daniel Gordon is first student to win in nearly 2 decades

By Alex Alusheff Reporter

More than 60 people shuffled in and out of Cla-Zel, eager to hear the results of the election, both in the city and the nation.

Daniel Gordon sat hunched over his laptop at a high-top bar table, constantly refreshing the page for his result in the crowded venue, surrounded by his family, friends and supporters.

His phone rang, revealing the information he had been waiting to hear.

Gordon defeated 1st Ward Incumbent Mark Hollenbaugh by a margin of 28 votes.

What Gordon felt next, he could only describe as elation.

A large cheer erupted from the crowded bar as he was embraced by his mother, father and girlfriend.

A student hasn’t won an election in city council since Sarah Tomeahefski in the 90s.

“I’m very happy and I’m very tired,” Gordon said.

Gordon said he is proud of all the work he and his volunteers have put into the campaign.

“I think this is a big win for the students and the citizens,” Jeff Gordon, Daniel’s father said.

“Students needed a voice and Daniel will give them one - that’s what this town needs,” he said.

“He’s young and bright and has fresh ideas. He

“Students needed a voice and Daniel will give them one — that’s what this town needs.”

Jeff Gordon | Daniel Gordon’s Father will bring a lot of zeal as a councilman,” his father said.

Daniel’s father was a 2nd Ward councilman from 1988 to 1990 and is currently a geography professor at the University.

Councilman for the 2nd Ward, John Zanfardino attended the Democratic watch party as well.

“I think it’s great to have a student on city council again,” Zanfardino said.

“Gordon is clearly interested in the city, he’s sharp and he’ll be a good asset to city council,” he said.

Mike Zickar, the chair of the Wood County Democratic Party, who was also there, said he was delighted by the results.

“Both candidates ran a hard campaign,” he said.

“Daniel focused on the student votes and that’s why he won.”

Gordon said he thinks he won because he has a compelling story being both a student and a resident.

Gordon also announced his approach to city council.

“I want to create constant dialogue on campus everyday - my work is not done,” Gordon said “I’m here for all of them [constituents], they can

call me anytime. I will be there for them,” he said.

“I think Daniel is in a unique position. He’s got one foot in both worlds which is very helpful,” Daniel’s father said.

While there are provisional ballots that still have to be counted, Mark Hollenbaugh feels that they won’t make a big difference in changing the results.

“The people voted and Daniel got more votes. I called and congratulated him and I’m sure he’ll do a fine job,” Hollenbaugh said.

While Hollenbuagh said he doesn’t know yet if he will run again, he is looking forward to some rest and relaxation.

Before the results were posted, Hollenbaugh said regardless of the results he would sleep well.

“Hollenabaugh did a great job in city council, he’s very involved in the community and he’s embraced the issues that came before him,” Zanfardino said.

“We both ran great campaigns ... I wouldn’t have wanted to run against anyone else,” Gordon said.

Tuesday night’s election resulted in 227 votes for Gordon and 199 for Hollenbaugh.

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Wood County voters showed their approval of a levy benefitting the area’s elderly Tuesday.

The renewal of a tax levy for the Wood County Committee on Aging was approved with 69 percent of the overall vote in Tuesday’s election.

With the approval, Wood County residents will continue to see an extra .7 mills, or 7 cents, for every $100 of valuation taxed every year for the next 5 years.

Denise Niese, executive director for the Wood County Committee on Aging, said the levy is vital to the area.

Without it, the county’s seven senior centers could not continue to provide the services currently available to the community’s elderly residents, she said.

“This levy is 72 percent of our agency budget,” Niese said. “Without it, we could not continue to provide any of the services we currently provide. We are not a county-funded agency. All of our funding comes from these levies and the grants that we get.”

The Wood County Committee on Aging provides more than 60 services to the area’s elderly. For homebound seniors requiring extra assistance so they can stay in their homes, Niese said the agency provides special services that could only be provided with levy funding.

“This levy supports services for people age 60 and over,” Niese said. “We provide home delivered meals, help clinics, home assessments and medical transportation 5 days a week.

We also do minor home repair as well as provide educational information to caregivers.”

The levy’s approval will also keep senior citizens in their own homes instead of in nursing homes, which helps stimulate the local economy because they can continue to spend locally, she said.

“Senior service levies help stabilize seniors in those communities,” Niese said.

“No one wants to live in a nursing home and nursing homes are expensive. So these senior service programs help keep seniors at home in their communities.”

Jan Stoudinger, Wood County resident and mayor of the village of Wayne, Ohio, said the levy’s approval is about much more than just stimulating the economy — it is about realizing that everyone will eventually grow older and perhaps need the resources the Wood County Committee on Aging provides.

“It’s about all of us,” Stoudinger said. “Someday, we’re all going to be there and we’re all going to need the type of help they provide.

The way I look at it, we’re not just supporting today’s elderly, we’re supporting ourselves.”

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became passionate about approving the levy because every American knows what it’s like to have an elderly member need help.

“It’s probably the most fair levy of all of them out now and it’s the one that touches everyone,” Kinder said.

“Everyone knows somebody affected by this. Whether it’s a neighbor, friend, grandparent … everyone knows somebody who will be affected by this levy.”

Because the “baby boomer” generation is turning 65 and there are more people age 85 and older than ever before, Niese said senior centers across the state will see an increase in demand.

“The baby boomers are turning 65 and they’ve been turning 60 for the past 10 years,” Niese said. “With the senior citizens living longer, it’s going to change the programs and services we offer.”

The first year Wood County placed senior citizen levies on the ballot was 1986.

Since then the Wood County Committee on Aging has never lost.

Despite the impressive record, Niese said the current economy has taught her that voters are more sensitive than ever about what they will do with their money.

“We can’t take that for granted,” Niese said. “We realize the economy is struggling and that is why we were not asking for any more money. We were only asking for a renewal of the same amount for five years.”

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“I’m glad it didn’t pass, because the money the state would have saved wasn’t going to the right things.”

— Senior Jake Stewart on the defeat of Issue 2 in Ohio [see story, pg. 1].

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Wear a penguin suit and dance.”

ALICIA RIEDEL COLUMNIST

Last week, a guest columnist wrote an intriguing article entitled, “Moral actions do not always require the Bible.”

I’m writing now to continue this discussion of morality.

I agree that it is possible to learn morality outside of the Bible, however, I find the idea of different religions having “vastly unique moral codes” troubling.

The reason it is possible for people to learn morality even if they have never read the Bible or had significant religious education of any kind is because a sense of good and evil, right and wrong is part of our shared humanity.

Yes, we have moral disagreements, but these take place within a common understanding of morality.

The most often cited example of this is murder.

We may disagree about when it is morally permissible to kill, but, by and large, we recognize that to kill another innocent human being is wrong.

Whether you examine Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, or Christianity you will find common tenets of morality.

You will also find significant differences among belief systems as religion is more than morality, but a basic sense of morality may be seen both in these and other systems and cultures.

I find when speaking with atheist or agnostic friends or acquaintances that they, too, have a similar sense of good and evil, right and wrong.

We may disagree about whether morality is inherent or constructed and whether

certain specific actions are moral or not, but we have these disagreements within the context of a larger agreement.

In fact, the nature of having these disagreements about morality suggests a belief that there is a universal morality to which we must hold each other accountable.

In C. S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity,” he argues that “Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness.”

This understanding of good and evil, while presented by a Christian, may be held whether one is Christian or not. We can see that evil is destructive and false while good is what is real, true and constructive.

This idea of good and evil as well as a basic sense of morality along similar lines, may be seen in humanity in general. That is to say, morality and a sense of good and evil are not arbitrary.

What is known or learned to be destructive of oneself and/or others, in general, is recognized as evil, and what is not destructive or disordered is good.

This shared morality is not only due to our shared place in time and culture.

We can see that it is not because it falls within a clear, although it may also be complex, cause and effect process that is largely selfcorrecting.

In this light, we can recognize a sense of shared morality and use this understanding to help each other to learn and grow as we “will the good of another.”

In fact, we can recognize a responsibility to do so out of human solidarity.

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‘Fracking’ causes Embrace conflict many hazards in opinions MARK HUNTRE HUNTRESS COLUMNIST

How do you make a water well blow up?

If you have seen the documentary, Gaslands, you know that the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” method of natural gas removal from deep deposits can allow large quantities of methane to seep into water sources, accumulating in high enough concentrations to actually explode, as did a Dimock, Pa. well.

Many complaints about water contamination resulting from fracking center around methane, which is a very minimal health hazard unless it builds up in gaseous concentrations high enough to explode or cause asphyxiation.

Other cases, though, have involved more harmful chemicals, such as phthal-

ates, which have been found in private water wells in Wyoming.

To the industry’s credit, so far, evidence for contamination of water with chemicals other than methane is limited.

Water contamination, though, is certainly not the only problem associated with fracking.

Like other complicated industrial processes, fracking is prone to calamitous accidents.

Recently there was a blowout in a gas well in Bradford County, Pa, and thousands of gallons of wastewater, laden with 750 chemicals, several of which are carcinogenic, and others of which are generally harmful, spilled onto farmland and into creeks.

The dangers of fracking lie not only with the extraction of methane, but also with

See MARK | Page 5

CHRISTIN GREEN CHRISTINA COLUMNIST COLU

A couple of weeks ago, a letter to the editor stated that “Some opinions are not meant to be published, and something as controversial as the ethics of contraceptives is a good example of topics to keep out of the forums.”

I am not concerned in any way with the contraceptive/ abstinence debate.

I am, however, disturbed by the above assertion that controversial topics should be kept out of the forum page.

First of all, the forum page would not exist if it weren’t for controversy.

What would be the point in writing about and publishing opinions that everyone agrees with?

There wouldn’t be.

We need to write about

and discuss, rather than avoid, those issues labeled “controversial” because they revolve around extremely relevant and fundamental moral and ethical issues.

We cannot be expected to just ignore social problems because we don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or upset any fragile egos.

Second, controversial opinion articles play a vital role in positive social change.

Women’s suffrage, prohibition and black civil rights were all “controversial” issues that caused major social and legal reform in our country.

And none of these changes would have occurred if it weren’t for brave citizens publicly exercising their freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech is a right I take very seriously, and although there are

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Depression requires medical treatment, not stigma SARAH BALES GUEST COLUMNIST

The column “Hope for suicide prevention” about depression made me rethink a condition I’ve been dealing with for 10 years.

How silly I have been! All this time I’ve thought my depression was a legitimate medical problem involving a chemical imbalance in the brain.

If only I had remembered that stars are pretty, then I wouldn’t have spent half a summer curled up on a couch, trying to force myself to remember that there are

things worth living for, even if I couldn’t believe that I was worth keeping alive.

How useful it would have been to have someone tell me I just wasn’t being thankful enough.

If I sound angry, it’s because I am.

Actually, angry doesn’t even cover it. “Outraged” is the right word. What the author has done is confuse sadness, which is a normal, healthy human emotion, with depression, a legitimate medical condition that can be treated with therapy and medication.

There is already enough stigma about depressed people being lazy attentionseekers who just need to “suck it up” without this col-

umn adding to it.

This attitude only serves to shame people suffering from depression into trying to hide it and to make them believe that seeking medical help is weak.

This adds to the lack of self-worth a depressed person feels, one more reason to hate yourself on top of all the others.

(And if you think that we don’t know that our depression is lying to us, you are sadly mistaken.

We are completely aware that, from a logical point of view, there will be an end to the sadness.

But knowing intellectually and feeling it emotionally when our own brains are fighting us, telling us we

are helpless and worthless?

Not the same.

When my depression first manifested itself, I was fortunate enough to have a mother willing to put me in therapy and a father in medicine who sat me down and drew me a diagram on a napkin to explain what my brain was doing wrong and how my medication worked to counter-act it.

Not everyone is so lucky.

They have people in their lives telling them they just need to think happier thoughts.

I can’t even begin to list the number of friends I’ve had who’ve suffered from depression but resisted my suggestions that they get help.

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GREEN From Page 4 exceptions to this right (slander, fighting words, etc.), controversy is definitely not one of them.

The letter urges the newspaper to “be more selective” in choosing which articles to publish.

I wonder what criteria the staff is expected to use in this selection, especially considering the person who asks for this discretion utilized the forum section to make that point.

Somehow, the way in which “contraceptives have affected society” is too con-

Nearly every time, their reasons were, “My parents don’t believe in medication,” or “My parents think depression is just weakness.”

It frustrates me to no end that people would honestly let someone they loved suffer because of their own misunderstanding of the nature depression.

I want to take this moment to tell everyone who is depressed that seeking treatment is not a weakness.

It’s not always easy, and sometimes you have to switch counselors and medications until you find what is right for you.

It’s like any other medical condition — some treatments work better for some people than others. But it

troversial to publish, but a letter that belittles abstinence is acceptable?

One author’s letter concludes with the following statement: “The day America realizes that fear is not the way to lead the masses will be the day that the population will start making smarter decisions.”

Yet, another letter attempts to use the fear of “how the audience will react to such bold statements” to control what articles are printed in the paper.

I can’t speak for the paper and I can’t speak for other journalists, but I myself am not concerned with hurting anyone’s feelings, and I don’t

believe the goal of any publication should be to avoid negative feedback.

I am, however, exceedingly distressed about the overwhelming amount of ignorance present in our society.

People, for various reasons, are simply not properly informed on many issues, and I believe it is my responsibility and the responsibility of every columnist and informed reader to assist in alleviating that ignorance.

I’m not saying I have the answers — I actually doubt that anyone does — but I do believe that openly discussing ideas and sharing differing viewpoints is beneficial to everyone.

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I encourage you to inform yourself and others about controversial affairs even though they might provoke undesirable feelings or cause disagreements.

Knowledge of your own opinions is not enough to deem you informed to make an educated decision.

It is vital for your world and mine that we concern ourselves with every viewpoint that impacts our society.

Controversy should incite us to engage in intellectual discussions rather than scare us into submissive silence.

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the disposal of the millions of gallons of wastewater that it produces.

The water is frequently taken elsewhere and injected deep into the earth, a process that has been linked to earthquakes in Britain, and possibly here in Ohio.

Ohio has been a location for the disposal of fracking waste, which not only has toxic chemicals that have been intentionally added to aid methane release, but also heavy metals, radioactive elements and carcinogenic hydrocarbons that have been brought up from thousands of feet under the earth during the extraction process.

When we can’t even pinpoint the mechanism of how methane is getting into private wells, I find it hard to believe that we can be certain that millions of gallons of frack water can be used to fracture rocks, recollected, transported, re-injected and stored indefinitely without toxins or carcinogens making their way into the ecosystem or our water.

Let’s not be hubristic enough to think that we can completely control all these processes, or completely understand the effects of what we are doing, especially over long time scales.

Industry representatives claim that many incidents, such as a string of illnesses in Dish, Texas, where residents were sickened by airborn compounds, have not been conclusively linked with fracking practices.

The rest of the incidents, they argue, are due to sub-

can be so worth it.

And for the record, friends, family and partners of depressed people: Starting therapy and/or medication does not magically solve the problem.

It’s the beginning of a treatment process. If you wouldn’t ask a cancer patient why she’s still sick after one round of chemo, don’t expect similar miracles from your depressed loved ones.

Seeking help is the first step in a long road.

Please bear with us. We’re trying, and your support is invaluable.

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standard practices or failure to follow procedure correctly.

The problem with the former argument is that industry had denied responsibility for methane incursion into water wells, but a study published this year in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrated that private water wells within one kilometer of a gas well have an average methane concentration 17 times higher than the average for water wells located farther from gas wells.

The problem with the latter argument is that there will always be a certain percentage of cases where things get messed up as a result of cutting corners, negligence, or large accidents like the spill in Pennsylvania.

The truth about the effects of fracking probably lies somewhere between the claims of its industry advocates and those who vociferously villainize it.

It is important though to do more long-term studies, including seismological surverys, in order to get a better handle on where exactly the truth lies, before the practice expands, for instance, into Ohio.

It seems that Ohio is lined up to be not just a site of wastewater storage, but also a host for many gas wells.

Before we allow this, we should at least wait for the results of additional studies or we could be at risk of pollution of our land, water and air, and possibly even of exploding water wells and earthquakes.

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With more than 300 kills, Tonyan continues to improve

By Nick Marlow Reporter

Danielle Tonyan acts as one-half of a two-headed monster the Falcons start up front: holding down the right side while counterpart Paige Penrod reps the left.

A native of McHenry, Ill., Tonyan has remained true to her roots since migrating to the Buckeye State last fall, still a fan of the Bulls, Bears and the Blackhawks despite the unruly temptation of jumping on the ships of the constantly anchored Browns, Caviliers and Indians franchises.

As for the burdensome decision all Illinois citizens are faced with at a young age: “I’m a Sox fan, no Cubs whatsoever,” Tonyan said.

The right side hitter said she came to BG because of the town’s “homey” atmosphere and the opportunity the volleyball program presented of playing as a freshman; a choice coach Denise Van De Walle is happy with.

“She’s a really good kid,” Van De Walle said. “She’s fun to be around, she’s light hearted.”

And she’s very good at volleyball.

Now sophomores, all Tonyan and Penrod have done since joining the Falcons is obliterate volleyballs – last season becoming just the fourth and fifth freshmen in program history to record at least 300 kills.

“I don’t like to be a benchwarmer,” Tonyan said. “I’m not okay with sitting the bench. I knew I had to work hard to start [as a freshman] … I know that to get all the kills that I do I have to work hard.”

However, after Penrod easily surpassed the record for most kills in a season by a freshman last year, putting 405 balls away, the tide has changed a bit this year.

While both have already more than 300 kills, Tonyan leads the way with 371 – third in the MidAmerican Conference - while hitting at an impeccable .298 clip to Penrod’s .175.

To gauge the impressiveness of maintaining a rate of .298 throughout a season, Van De Walle compares it to baseball, as if a player hits .300 they are an All-Star.

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DANIELLE TONYAN, BG right side, reaches to hit another ball across the court. Toyan’s hitting is third in the Mid-American Conference with 371 kills.

Falcon football misfires against Penn State, Michael Northern Illinois Huskies, 45, 14 Jackson coincidence

By Ryan Satkowiak Sports Editor

Ultimately, Chandler Harnish was too much for the BG defense.

Northern Illinois’ senior quarterback dominated both on the ground and through the air, 16-for-26 for 294 yards and two scores through the air while running for 151 yards, his ninth career 100 yard game, on 17 carries and another score, in NIU’s 45-14 win over BG. “Harnish is a great player and we couldn’t tackle him,” BG head coach Dave Clawson said. “He’s, if not the best, certainly among the top two or three players in the conference.”

Early on this game looked like it would mirror Northern Illinois’ offensive shootout versus Toledo last week, with each team getting on the board in the first minutes of the game.

On the first play from scrimmage, BG quarterback Matt

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Schilz hit Kamar Jorden down the middle of the field for an 83-yard touchdown pass.

Just 34 seconds later, Harnish and the Huskies answered back as he hit Willie Clark with a 56-yard touchdown pass.

“We’re in cover four and our safety is supposed to have his eyes on that guy, and he let him go right by,” Clawson said. “For whatever reason, his eyes were in the backfield, and we gave them a cheap one.”

From there, NIU’s run game took over, with a combo featuring Harnish, Jasmin Hopkins, Akeem Daniels and Jamison Wells.

Hopkins and Daniels each ran for first half scores, while Harnish ran for 104 yards on nine carries in the first two quarters.

“Their offense is lots of misdirection with the backs and receivers, and pulling by the offensive line,” said defensive end Ronnie Gobel. “We were ready for that,

we just didn’t execute.”

Despite being outgained 324244 in the first half, BG entered halftime within striking difference thanks to a second touchdown pass by Schilz.

While he was erratic for much of the first half, Schilz was able to buckle down to lead an eight play, 64 yard drive, which ended with him finding Jorden in the end zone for the second time, this time from 13-yards out.

“We went quickly on offense and spread the ball around,” said Schilz. “It probably helped we had little time left [in the half] since we seem to do well then.”

Jorden had a second consecutive strong game, catching 8 passes for 152 yards and two scores.

Anthon Samuel, back in the lineup for the Falcons after missing the Kent State game with

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Oh how quickly things change.

Saturday, the Penn State football program and its fans were reveling in the incredible feat reached by legendary coach Joe Paterno. Four days later, Nittany Lions nation sits shellshocked, numbed by the alleged transgressions surrounding former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The number of victims (nine), the quote from one victim’s mother and the program’s alleged passivity to Sandusky’s transgressions are almost as surreal as they are appalling. I don’t need to get into the particulars because if you are not yet informed as to what is going on in University Park, Pa., you will be soon.

What does not surprise me, however, is the timing in which these

allegations have flooded the media.

With Paterno having just passed Grambling’s Eddie Robinson for most division one wins — with 409 coming against Illinois Saturday, and the Nittany Lions sitting atop the Big Ten’s Leaders division — it is the perfect and most dramatic time for the unveiling of these abominations. After all, it is not as if the investigation began this week.

Yet what is even more ironic is the fact the Sandusky news hit the public during the same week Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. It is as if the ghost of Michael Jackson has returned to pass the torch of shattered reputations to Sandusky.

Or could this odd coincidence be a premeditated scheme orchestrated by the divine to remind us we shouldn’t be surprised by the news, using Michael Jackson and his reputation – complicated by the binary

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The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a tough league. The BG hockey team has been struggling to find its stride within the conference.

The Falcons started the season on fire, but have hit a wall in conference play. That is due in part to the top-level competition the Falcons have faced early this season.

They have played No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 10 Ferris State in back-to-back weeks.

A break from the CCHA may do the Falcons some good, as they try to snap the current five-game losing streak.

Badly Needing a Win With such a young team, it is important for BG to respond this weekend against Canisius. The five-game losing streak matches the longest since last year, one that lasted the whole month of January.

With the freshman and sophomores leading the team right now, coach Chris Bergeron said the two seniors haven’t been ignored, the players just know that they have to earn playing time.

“I know what they have been through has been difficult,” Bergeron said. “We are not beating up on them, we just hold everyone accountable and need to keep pushing those guys.”

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of his music and personal life – metonymically. Or maybe it is instead reminding us not to jump to conclusions. After all, Jackson was innocent…

Or is it not ironic or coincidental at all that the Murray and Sandusky news dropped the same week? Rather, it is just a ploy by media executives to increase readers and viewership.

I’m not sure about you, but I’m leaning toward the latter.

post-concussion symptoms, had a strong game, rushing for 73 yards, giving him 777 on the season, a new BG freshman record.

However, BG did not go to him often, as he only carried the ball 12 times. As a team, BG only attempted 17 rushes.

“We probably should have been more patient on the run game,” Clawson

Sophomore Ryan Viselli knows the team is young, but it needs to keep concentrating on the details every day.

“After the season last year, we said we needed to grow up quickly and take it one game at a time,” Viselli said. “We just need to keep a positive attitude. I need to improve on consistency and play my game every game.”

An Unfamiliar Opponent The Canisius University hockey team is from the Atlantic Hockey Association.

That is the same conference as the UConn Huskies, the first opponent of the Falcons this year. Bergeron said the Golden Griffins were some-

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said. “But you fall behind, and even down 24 points, you play to win the game.

At that point you can’t be balanced.”

Both defenses held steady for much of the third quarter until Harnish struck again with his arm, hitting a wideopen Daniels for a 79-yard touchdown pass on a play action pass with just over five minutes to go in the third quarter.

For the game, the Huskies had great success against the BG defense,

what similar to UConn.

“They want to beat CCHA teams,” he said. “They work very hard. I bet they will be getting on the bus and expecting to win two games this weekend and we have to be ready.”

Canisius comes into this weekend with an overall record of 2-3-1, having both of their wins in conference play. Just like BG, the Golden Griffins have been troubled in the scoring department so far this season. They are currently just averaging 1.7 goals per game, which is last in their conference. They have also struggled on the power-play, converting only 10 percent of their chances.

accumulating 627 yards of total offense, using a strong run/pass balance to keep the Falcons honest.

Early in the fourth, Harnish iced the game with a short touchdown run, his third total score of the game. The score also ended his game early as NIU replaced him with backup Jordan Lynch with under 11 minutes remaining in the quarter.

He came in and threw TYLER STABILE | THE BG NEWS a touchdown in mop-up CHANDLER HARNISH, NIU quarterback, takes the ball into the endzone. time for the Huskies.

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DANIELLE TONYAN, jumps up to spike the ball over then net in matchup against Ohio University earier this season.

TONYAN From Page 6 Until the Buffalo match this past Friday, Tonyan was above the .300 mark and among the top 10 in the MAC in hitting percentage - second to Lauren Wicinski among outside hitters. Van De Walle said she thinks Tonyan will eclipse the .300 mark again by season’s end.

Further, Tonyan’s efficiency is even more impressive when considering how hard she hits the ball. A kill from Tonyan is something one must see live to truly appreciate, though earplugs are advisable as the sound is equivalent to that of a 12-gauge shotgun.

“She probably is the hardest hitter that I’ve ever coached,” said Van De Walle, who is in the midst of her 29th season at the helm. “We’re going to get the radar gun out in practice this week, just for fun … I’m going to guess that she’s above 60 [mph], which is awesome.

“She has the capability to hurt people, badly … A day doesn’t go by where we don’t think, ‘boy if a block doesn’t close, or if it’s not set up right, Danielle’s going to hurt somebody.’ Because she is very, very strong and she has such a fantastic swing.”

Van De Walle said the team brings out the radar gun every year and that 63 mph is the highest recorded by one of her players.

Fortunately for Tonyan, there is a direct correlation between hard and efficient hitting and racking up kills.

With two games left, she is on the threshold of 400 kills.

“I’ve already talked about

it,” Tonyan said. “It’s kind of a big deal. I have to split 15 and 15 kills for the next two games and I’ve been averaging around 15 a game, so I think I can do it. But these are big teams (Miami and Illinois) we are playing.”

Van De Walle was a bit more confident. “She’s going to do it.”

Asked what it means for a player to post 400 kills in a season, Van De Walle put it into perspective when she said a player’s goal for a career is 1,000.

“Danielle had 300 her freshman year, and let’s say she gets 400 this year, she’s getting her thousandth kill in her junior year,” Van De Walle said. “And they’ll [Tonyan and Penrod] be on pace to be in [the record books], possibly.”

Penrod leads Tonyan 705 to 672 in career kills. Both are above pace to break into the top 10 in program history, as Holli Costein rests at tenth place with 1,243 (1989-92).

Tammy Schiller (1988-91) holds the record with 1,709.

Here’s a scary thought: Tonyan has substantial room for improvement.

Van De Walle said that Tonyan will record even more kills as she learns to play in the back row. Right now, Erika Fullenkamp and Penrod are the only players who stay in during all six rotations.

“Someone like her that’s predominantly been a front row player her whole life, doesn’t really know there’s another realm in the back row that she could be playing,” Van De Walle said. “And that would add more kills.

“We would like to set her more in the back row. It’s tougher to hit out of the back

row because you’re further away from the net. It’s another dimension that when she grows into I think she’s going to love the full game.”

Van De Walle said Tonyan is still learning how to work hard every day at the Division I level and that it is different from high school where one can get by on talent alone, though Tonyan is making strides. The sophomore has been utilized in the Falcons serving scheme this season atypical of 2010, when the coaches would take her out after her three, front-row rotations.

“Being a freshman you have no experience playing college volleyball and it’s a total transfer from high school to college,” Tonyan said. “The first offseason really helps.”

Van De Walle said the touch on her serve improved during the summer to a point where the coaches determined they needed to leave her in.

When it comes to taking on a leadership role, Van De Walle said captains Emily Kauth, Laura Avila and Lindsey Butterfield are most vocal, but that Tonyan has spoken up a lot more lately when the coach has asked for feedback and can see her stepping into a leadership role in the future.

Van De Walle credits a rise in confidence and Tonyan’s understanding of her weighty role on the team as the source.

“When we started our season and she started seeing success right away it built her confidence and it was steam rolling,” Van De Walle said. “I don’t think she takes the floor with anyone thinking, ‘I can’t play against them’… I think she takes the floor every night believing she can hit .300.”

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