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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Volume 93, Issue 35
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City to demolish school to create green space By Alex Alusheff Managing Editor
Another vacant grass lot will be added in the city, but with intentions of turning it into a park. The city will tear down Ridge School, located on Ridge Street. It will be a block away from the University’s green space, located on the corner of Ridge and North Enterprise streets, which used to be the Heinz warehouse. The city bought the school for Daniel $22,500 from the Bowling Green Board Gordon of Education and plans to demolish it First Ward this winter, said John Fawcett, city council municipal administrator. member “With the school closing, citizens were not sure what would happen with the property,” said Daniel Gordon, First Ward council member. “Efforts like [creating a park] can improve the quality of life.” A park in the area could increase property values, which have gone down in recent years, Gordon said. The only problem is that the city has no money set aside in the budget to create another park, Fawcett said. “The action we’re taking is to restore it to a green space,” he said. When the area becomes a green space, it will be the second one in the city next to the University’s. The University initially intended to later add walkways and benches to the green space, according to a Nov. 27, 2012 article in The BG News. The area still remains vacant and there are no plans currently to add anything, said Steve Krakoff, vice president for Capital Planning. “We’ve been focused on all on-campus development to transform the campus so the area hasn’t received attention yet,” Krakoff said. “At some point we’ll want to make aesthetic improvements
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veterans line up in the end zone before Tuesday night’s game. They were honored with the “Star-Spangled Banner” and a display of colors for their service.
ALL-AMERICAN
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University recognizes veterans before football game By Danae King Editor-in-Chief
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Katie Nemecek spent four years serving in the Marine Corps before coming to the University, and Tuesday night, she went out on the football field to show students why she served. “We’re not just doing this for our country, we’re doing it for our family, for our freedom and for unity,” said Nemecek, a 26-year-old freshman. “I just want [students] to know we’re here for each other.” Nemecek wasn’t the only veteran on the field; more than 20 veterans from the University and the community came out to be honored during the game against Ohio University. The University has welcomed veterans out onto the football field to be honored at the game nearest Veterans Day for several years. “It’s a great way to show our support of the sacrifice veterans have made,” said Barbara Henry, assistant vice president of Nontraditional and Transfer Student Services. “Football is just so all-American, it’s just one of many ways we can reach out.” It’s a special moment for veterans standing on the field, she said.
members of the armed forced display the American flag during the veteran ceremony before the game.
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Etiquette dinner brings opportunity for future employment
Rescue ME
Students learn networking, talk to prospective employers By Seth Weber Web Editor
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Bowling Green firefighters gain experience with different types of rescue equipment for confined spaces such as elevator shafts, manholes, and tunnels. The training took place in Lot E on Tuesday.
mac east beatdown BG Football defeated the Ohio University Bobcats 49-0 Tuesday night. They will look to continue their win streak when they travel to Eastern Michigan Nov. 23 | PAGE 3
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Alumni came to the University on Tuesday, giving students a chance to network and look for future jobs. T he St udent A lu m n i Connection hosted an etiquette dinner at the Union to both teach students social skills in a professional environment, as well as networking with alumni. The event was previously two different events, said Wade Rhoades, president of the Student Alumni Connection. He said the etiquette dinner and alumni connection served some of the same purposes, so the decision was made to combine them. “We thought we could take
really strong events and make them one really, really strong event,” Rhoades said. To attend the event, guests had to register online and pay a $5 fee for their meals. All the money raised went toward the Student Legacy Campaign, but was also used as a reason for people not to come just for a free meal. “We sold it that way, but at the same time it was more so that way we know that you are able to attend w it hout [essentially] ripping us off,” Rhoades said. Rhoades said he wanted students to feel comfortable in a professional setting and make connections with employers,
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Columnist Greg Burleson explores more modern leadership in forms of some of the most popular companies in the world — Disney and Apple. | PAGE 4
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CAMPUS brief
Director of Admissions takes job at YSU
Director of Admissions Gary Swegan will leave his position at the University for a new role at Youngstown State University on Friday. Swegan will become the associate vice president of Enrollment, Planning and Management at YSU starting Nov. 18. “It’s a great opportunity to shape an enrollment organization,” Swegan said, noting the Gary position is brand new at YSU. Swegan Swegan, an alumnus who Director of has worked at the University Admissions since 1989, said leaving the University is bittersweet. “The relationships you build over time and familiarity is special to me and means a great deal,” he said. The University honored Swegan with a farewell party on Tuesday afternoon in the Union. While Swegan is taking a job on the other end of the state, he said he is keeping his home in town and plans to live here when he retires. “It’s like I’m hitting the pause button,” he said. “I am saying bye to the University, but not to the city.”
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ON RIDGE STREET INSTEAD OF A GREEN SPACE? “A playground.” Shaneeka Palmer Sophomore, Healthcare Administration
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