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Friday, November 16, 2012
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 39
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DEAL BG to play Kent State University for MAC East title Saturday at Doyt
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7out of 10 55
Number of times BG has beat Kent State
149 Number of miles from BG to Kent State
BG wins
6 ties
18
Kent State wins
University partners with ‘EcoErek’
All time stats of BG vs. Kent State
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Fellowship offers chance to pay attention to area of interest By Yalona Blair Reporter
Sports Editor
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Learn about the sometimes colorful and decorative cases, like this Stitch one, students are buying to style and protect their smartphones in PULSE on PAGE 3
Organization allows faculty to ‘generate ideas,’ develop projects
By Ethan Easterwood
For the first time since 2004, Bowling Green has a shot at winning the MAC East title, despite there still being games left on the schedule. Saturday the Falcons will welcome No. 25 Kent State to play for first place in the MAC East. Kent State is 6-0 in conference and a loss to BG would grant the Falcons sole possession of the lead, despite the fact that the teams would have identical records. It will be the first time the Falcons have had a shot at the MAC East since 2004 and the first time a ranked team has come to the Doyt since Boise State in 2009. According to the ticket office, the stadium will be at 90 percent capacity for the upcoming duel. Kent State is on an eight-game win streak, which it has upheld since losing to Kentucky 47-14. The loss serves as the Flashes’ only blemish this season, which has been highlighted by their 35-23 win against, at the time, No. 15 Rutgers. The Falcons are on a six-game win streak, last losing to Virginia Tech 37-0. Since the loss, the BG defense has stolen the show. Nationally ranked sixth in overall defense and ninth in points allowed, the defense has made a statement. The Flashes do not boast any high national statistics, but have earned their ranking through their consistent ability to win. Kent State is ranked 30 nationally in points scored and 52
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To Ellen Berry, one of the most important places at the University is one that stands for the building of an intellectual community. Berry identifies that place as the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, which allows faculty to take a break from teaching to work on their personal research projects. “You would think that at an university we would have all kinds of opportunities to talk to one another about our work, but in fact we don’t,” Berry said. “This is the only place on campus, that I know, that is dedicated to kind of sponsoring peoples’ research projects, giving them a chance to talk to the community about their research projects and sponsoring outside speakers and educating people about that before they come.” Every year, at least four faculty members are awarded fellowships that allow them to use a semester as a means to do research for their personal work, said Berry, director of ICS and previous faculty fellow of two years. Berry enjoyed her own opportunity to do research. “It was so nice to have the time to work on the project and it was really special to present it to my peers,” Berry said. “It’s one thing to go to a conference and kind of report your research to total strangers, but it’s another thing to have all of the people in your own community to hear your work.” ICS also hosts a lecture series that goes on throughout the year, and it sponsors workshops, symposia and conferences, Berry said. Kim Coates, associate profes-
sor of English and recent faculty fellow, said ICS benefits both faculty and students. “ICS makes an enormous contribution to the intellectual culture on this campus. Not only do the ICS Faculty Fellows give public lectures, but the Institute also sponsors other speakers throughout the academic year,” Coates said. “These lectures provide intellectual stimulation to both faculty and students alike.” Ann Weedon, graduate assistant for ICS, said she enjoys being able to work with the faculty and hear their work. “This institute is a really interesting opportunity to work with faculty members that are doing their own individual research, so it’s kind of exciting to get to hear their work,” Weedon said. There were a total of five faculty fellows this past year, and Coates was one of them, Berry said. Coates said she gave a public lecture in March entitled “Dancing with Freud: Female Sexuality, Modernist Women and the Intoxication of Movement.” “I am in the very early stages of a book project, so I spent much of my semester on fellowship doing preliminary research and reading,writing for the project,” Coates said. “I was able to devote my undivided attention to this work, which simply isn’t possible when I’m teaching three classes and have 80 to 90 students, plus committee responsibilities in my department and University-wide.” Coates said there is little to no time for faculty downtime. “I think the ICS Fellowship is of special importance to those in the Humanities and Social
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12 year old boy organizes recycling collection drives By Sara Root Reporter
To many, a single shoe has no purpose, but to one 12-year-old boy from Curtice, Ohio, a single shoe can mean insulation for a car door or even a new basketball court. Erek Hansen, known as “EcoErek,” has been organizing recycling collection drives since 2009. Since then, the seventh grader has partnered with multiple organizations to collect old denim and shoes to be recycled into things like car insulation or the padding under carpeting. “I’ve always loved to recycle because I think we should be less wasteful with our stuff,” Hansen said. For the past two years, Hansen, of Curtice, Ohio, has partnered with the University’s When You Move Out, Don’t Throw it Out community service project. After students move out each spring, WYMO donates as much of its collected clothing to charities as possible. However, Nick Hennessy, University sustainability coordinator, said sometimes the group gets shoes and clothing that are in no condition to be donated. “We always get, at the end of the year, boxes and boxes of shoes,”
Hennessy said. “A lot of them are too worn to give to charities and things like that. And then a lot of them, too, are just a single shoe.” Hennessy said the partnership between Hansen and WYMO works well because whatever the group can’t donate, Hansen will have recycled, keeping it out of landfills. “We definitely work well together as a team because their needs and our needs mesh so nicely,” Hennessy said. “What we end up not being able to distribute or to use in some sort of way, happens to be stuff that they definitely have a need for in their program.” Recently, Hansen was involved in a project he learned about in a National Geographic magazine. “They were trying to collect shoes and trying to set a Guinness World Record for the longest chain of tied tennis shoes,” Hansen said. “After they’ve been counted and tied, they’re going to get recylced into basketball courts.” Hansen arranged to have drop boxes on campus to help collect shoes, which had to be mailed to
See ECO | Page 8
VOLLEYBALL LOOKS FOR TITLE The Falcons bring in a number two seed into the MAC Tournament. BG plays the seventh seed Eastern Michigan first on their way to a MAC title this weekend. | PAGE 6
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THE WEBSITE for The BG News was recognized as one of 12 national finalists for an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award at the recently hosted College Media Association National Convention Oct 25-28 in Chicago, Ill. It is the first time the University has had a publication or website nominated for this award. Pictured above is BG News Editor Max Filby (left) and Creative Manager Nathan Elekonich.
MODERATE MODERATION Columnist Alissa Widman explains how a source taught her that overindulging teaches appreciation and everything is good in moderation — including moderation. | PAGE 4
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF BG BEATS KENT STATE? “Party like a rockstar.” Allison Rybinski Freshman, Criminal Justice