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Volume 91, Issue 37
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ULTURE RAZE BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS
JEROME LIBRARY is currently undergoing renovations to the deck that surrounds the building.
Library changes make room for students
International Education Week begins with dinner, entertainment
By Dominic Binkley Reporter
By Alex Alusheff Reporter
More than 450 people attended the BGSU International Dinner in the Union Ballroom Sunday night, kicking off the first event of a worldwide International Education Week. In order to promote awareness and understanding of cultures, the U.S. Departments of State and Education set up a week of celebrations, which 100 other countries are currently participating in, said Rodney Rogers, vice president of Academic Affairs and provost in his opening remarks. “The purpose of the dinner is to kick off the week and for people to enjoy foods from all over the world and highlight the talent of BGSU international students,” said junior Cuilin Ge, president of the World Student Association, the group that hosted the event. Events at the dinner included a fashion show that showcased traditional and modern outfits from countries ranging from Germany to China to Ethiopia; a Salsa dance and a Taiko Drumming performance. But the dinner is only one event of many this week. See CULTURE | Page 2 ALYSSA GANNON | THE BG NEWS
Oldest brewery in America debuts in Ohio By Brian Bohnert Reporter
In the early 1800s, German immigrant David G. Yuengling made his home in a small, coal-mining town in Pennsylvania. In 1829, he started what would become the oldest brewery in America. Now, nearly 200-years-later, America’s oldest beer company has brought its specialized brand of hops-brewed beverage to Ohio. Yuengling Brewery, based out of Pottsville, Pa. began selling its brand of beer in Ohio restaurants and liquor stores Nov. 1 and word of its popularity is spreading quickly. R.J. Nye is a manager at the Jed’s Barbecue and Brew on Main Street, and he said the legendary beverage arrived to his store at the end of October. “We first got it on Oct. 31 and after only having it for two weeks, we’ve gone through four kegs,” Nye said. “What I’m seeing is a lot
CAMPUS New look for the Union
“After only having it for two weeks, we’ve gone through four kegs.” R.J. Nye | Restaurant Manager of the guys who drink Bud Select and Coors Light are drinking the Yuengling.” Jed’s currently only carries Yuengling Light in the draft form but Nye said the restaurant plans to have both the bottled variety and another flavor soon. “I will have the Yuengling Lager next week,” Nye said. “We only have it on tap right now but we’ll be getting the bottles delivered in the middle of the month.” Currently, Jed’s is offering a 16 ounce glass of Yuengling for $2.75 and a 24 ounce glass for $3.75. When the bottles come in later this month, Nye said customers can purchase them for $2.50 each. Senior Nick Juskewycz said he was very excited for Yuengling to
USG hopes to give the Union a falcon makeover, with help from students, to encourage school pride. The proposal is in the planning stage | Page 3
By the end of this week renovations to the Jerome Library will be complete, creating two new study areas for students. In a continued effort to boost library usage, the current renovations will add 1,200 square feet to the Learning Commons and the north side of the lower level, said Sara Bushong, Dean of University Libraries. Two areas called light courts had previously extended from the deck to the lower level and provided natural light to atriums that were unusable to students. When outside and looking down from the deck into the glass light courts, you could see plants growing and the glass offered some light to the areas below, Bushong said. The tops of these light courts have been modified and the atriums have been converted into usable areas, she said. Construction officials at Capital Planning had originally planned to repair one of the two light courts, which was prone to leaks, but decided that neither atrium was of benefit to students, said Allan Brown, a space planner for Capital Planning. “Instead of having this pretty unsightly light court in the middle of our Learning Commons that wasn’t really benefitting people, we decided that we would capture that square footage,” he said. The two atria have been converted into study areas and the tops have been capped off in enclosures that will still allow natural light
into the newly-converted study areas below. “The idea of those enclosures is that because they both face north, the solar orientation allows for the capture of natural light for the spaces down below but we didn’t want a lot of glaring sunlight or heat buildup so the glass that is facing the south is going to be tinted,” Brown said. The new study areas will reduce overflow of the Learning Commons, said Annie Hernandez, a clerical worker for the Learning Commons. “It will give more space to the Learning Commons because usually, it’s really crowded since a lot more students are using it,” she said. The current renovations are just a few of several involving the library deck that have been carried out since the beginning of the semester. Concrete repairs to the library ramp along with the removal of several crumbling statues and beeinfested benches were completed in the last few months, Bushong said. “These are things that needed to be done for a long time,” she said. Brown said while renovations to the library should be completed by Friday, some future additions might be made to make the deck a more pleasant area. “What we’ve talked about in the office is getting some plants [on the deck] and making it the kind of place where people would like to have their lunch or bring a book or just hang out,” he said.
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make the move out west and he took advantage of the opportunity to have it on its first day in the state. “I went to Quarters’ happy hour and had one with a buddy of mine,” Juskewycz said. Being a native of Iowa, Juskewycz said he never had the chance to try Yuengling back home. It was not until a trip to Pennsylvania that he first tried it and really began to appreciate the flavor. “I first heard about it a couple years ago when I was visiting family in Erie, Pa.,” Juskewycz said. “I tried some if it and it was fantastic … I think that it’s one of those beers that has great flavor with it being a slightly heavier and darker beer, yet it has simplicity to it. I think it has great balance.” Juskewycz said he feels that the brewery’s Western migration will prove to be a success because of
FORUM Try something, live it up
Columnist Tara Keller steps out of her comfort zone, reluctantly dying her hair and pulling an all-nighter. Trying new things can help broaden perspective | Page 4
See BEER | Page 2
GILLY HANSON | THE BG NEWS
SCOTT TERRY, lead singer of Red Wanting Blue, performs Thursday night at Howards.
SPORTS Men’s basketball wins home opener
The BG men’s basketball team opened the Stroh Center era in grand style, defeating Howard Friday night, 63-48. Scott Thomas led the Falcons with 14 points during the opening game | Page 6
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What country or countries is your family from? ABDULLAH ALSHAMMARI Freshman, Business
“Saudi Arabi.” | Page 4
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