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Monday, November 18, 2013
Volume 93, Issue 37
NIOT week to highlight diversity
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CAMPUS brief
Missing falcon specimen subject of ongoing investigation
Events include parade, inclusivity training By Abby Welsh News Editor
Not In Our Town week will be hosted throughout this week to help the campus and community become more aware of diversity issues. Not In Our Town is a national campaign that was brought to the University this past spring to promote diversity and fight intolerance. The campaign began after several students tweeted racially charged messages directed at the black community, but it didn’t stop there. After several discriminatory acts the Bowling Green and Toledo area this past year, students thought it was necessary to have a Not In Our Town week. “We don’t think that students are educated enough about what is going on or how important Not In Our Town campaign actually is,” said Kevin Lew is, Black Student Union president. Cuilin Ge, USG representative for the World Student Association, and Adriana Darris, Latino Student Union president, are two students involved in setting up the event. There are multiple student organizations making up the events throughout the week, Darris said. The events aim to raise awareness from a variety of groups, including African-American, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups. “We encourage everyone to support each organization by attending each session,” Darris said. “Even if people already know about the issues, it’s a great way to check out other issues they might not have thought about before.” Because this is the first Not In Our Town week, Ge said she
shop till you drop People perused vendors’ stalls during a one-stop holiday shopping spree on Sunday at the Stroh Center. Early shoppers look at home decorating, bath items, kitchen supplies and more. Photos By Victoria Cella
The University Police Department is investigating the theft of a peregrine falcon specimen, which was removed from a display case on the third floor of the Life Sciences building sometime between Nov. 8 and Nov. 13. The falcon was part of the biological sciences department’s Ornithology Collection of more than 2,400 birds, according to a University press release. About 1,100 specimens are on display on the third and fourth floors of the Life Sciences Building. While the exact age of the missing falcon is unknown, it is one of the older parts of the collection. It is still used for teaching and research at the University. The peregrine falcon has been the University’s official mascot since 1927. If found, the bird may be returned to the Department of Biological Sciences in Room 217 of the Life Sciences Building. A message about its location can be left at 419-372-2332. Anyone with information about the missing falcon may also contact the University Police Department at 419-372-2346.
Parking Services adds two commuter lots Kreischer, Harshman meter parking converted By Amirah Adams Reporter
Students who drive to campus every day now have more parking options. New commuter lots were created during Fall Break. The metered lots by Harshman and Kreischer residence halls have been converted into parking lots for commuter students. The previous lack of usage of these lots brought upon the change, along with the need for more commuter parking, said Aaron Kane, Parking Services Manager, in an email. “We are always looking at ways to improve parking on campus,” Kane said in the email. ”We had an entire area of under-utilization that we thought would help to relieve some of the stress on commuters.” Students who needed convenient parking on that particular side of campus won’t have to spend as much time competing for parking, but they must have a commuter lot
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Time capsule commemorates graduating classes
Relay for life
Business students bury memories in capsule to be unearthed at 30th reunion By Cassie Sullivan Forum Editor
When seniors in the College of Business graduate, they are able to leave momentos to be buried for another time. Each graduating class has its own time capsule. Any given class keeps its capsule in the Dean’s Office during the year, where mementos are added. It is then buried after graduation, to be unearthed for the 30th class reunion. Part of the Class Stewardship Program, the time capsule project aims to build class identity, said Ray Braun, dean of the College of Business. “It starts with the freshmen by greeting them at orientation ... the college also has social events, class
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dinners every semester,” Braun said. Students are also aware of the time capsule by asking the classes what they would want to put in the capsule at their dinners. Senior Blake Berryhill was one student chosen to be a class representative. He asked for student suggestions at class dinners. “We asked what they would want to put into the time capsule and what’s most important to put in the capsules,” said Berryhill. As a way to get students involved, the college offers the “CBA Reward Point Program,” which earns participating students points for prizes from the college. Points are rewarded this upcoming spring for those who put things into the time capsules. But what has been included in the time capsules so far includes the
The BG women’s basketball team beat Niagara this weekend. Up next the team travels to Indianapolis to challenge Butler University on Monday night. | PAGE 6
shirts business students get their freshman year and the class pennants that are signed while the students are freshmen. Other ideas include favorite songs from the semester, programs from social events, along with the class pictures that are hanging in the entrance of Business Administration Building. At the end of freshman year, Braun assigns “Dean’s homework,” asking for students to email Braun their best memory of the semester. “The class decided they wanted a copy of every email in the capsule,” Braun said. Other items get placed into the time capsule based on what students accomplish while at the University.
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STUDENTS RAISE awareness for cancer during Relay for Life on Friday in The Perry Field House. Check out more photos on page 5.
TIMES ARE CHANGING
New columnist Jinan Shbat discusses Americans’ reactions to change in advertising that caused controversy and how it’s time to change perceptions on old stereotypes. | PAGE 4
What would you put in a time capsule to remember your time at the University?
“I would put my survival kit for the tornado warning tonight.” Melissa Linkhorn Senior, Exercise Science