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Gender-neutral housing possible option for fall Emerging trend proves to be popular alternative on college campuses

By Danae King Campus Editor

Next fall, students may have another option when choosing someone to room with on campus — someone of the opposite sex.

A gender-neutral housing option will be offered in some capacity, said Sarah Waters, director of Residence Life. This means there will be the option for a male and female student to share a room.

“I think to have those offerings to accommodate varying needs of students is one of our roles,” Waters said. “It’s one more way we diversify our housing.”

There has been discussion at the University about the potential for gender-neutral housing for a few years, Waters said.

“Gender-neutral housing is an emerging trend on college and university campuses in the past five years or so,” Waters said. “It’s definitely something a lot of universities are looking to add.”

The space at the University will start out small, probably a suite with four to six students living in it, she said.

Waters is waiting for a proposal from the Resident Student Association, a coordinating body of the campus residential community, about the housing option before going forward.

RSA hosted a speaker on gender-neutral housing a few weeks ago and after asking constituents, took a vote on whether they think the option should be available, said Brandon Swope, RSA president.

The results were 37 votes for gender-neutral housing to four votes against, Swope said. The organization has also had very positive reactions from students, Swopes said.

“We feel it’s important since we’re a university that values diversity,” Swope said. “It’s a step toward a more inclusive residential student community.”

Members of the organization are now finalizing a letter to Waters.

“The letter is in support of gender neutral housing, we also put in a bunch of recommendations we discussed as an organization,” Swope said.

Members of RSA feel that gender neutral housing would be very accommodating for those who are married, have a family, a medical problem, a disability or who are a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, Swope said.

“It would provide a safer and more comfortable living and learning environment for all students on campus,” he said.

“Because we do have such a large population of LGBT residents on campus, it’s good to be able to offer these accommodations,” Swope said.

Waters said the concept has roots in the LGBT community in many ways.

If a student is transgender, he or she may have a roommate who understands, but once they leave

Monday, November 19, 2012

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DRI ARCHER, Kent State running back was the star of the game for the flashes. Archer had touchdown runs of 74 and 79 yards and finished with 241 yards rushing.

Falcons fail to clinch MAC East title with loss to Kent State Flashes on Saturday

SO, NOW WHAT?

By Ethan Easterwood Sports Editor

In a game that BG came out passing, Kent State came out running; both playing for something bigger – a Mid-American Conference East title.

It was if each side was saying, “anything you can do, I can do better,” as they exchanged points the entire contest. The contest would end with a Kent State victory 31-24.

Kent State’s Dri Archer had two touchdown runs, one of 79 yards and one of 75.

“Their player Archer is a dangerous player and going into the game, he concerned us with his ability to make big plays,” Head Coach Dave Clawson said. “And he did it today.”

Despite the Falcon defense being ranked 6th nationally, the team looked flat by the explosiveness that the 5 feet 8 inch, 175 pound running back brought to the game.

At times, Archer commanded the field much like a general would a battle. Archer, on his second touchdown, ran across the field two times, all while managing to be practically untouched. On his two run scores alone, Archer would have the teams’ whitest jersey, lacking any grass stains.

BG’s quarterback, Matt Schilz, had three expertly executed touchdown plays of his own.

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WHAT THE LOSS MEANS ■■The loss means that the

Falcons have failed to clinch the MAC East title and will not play in the MAC Championship game.

STILL BOWL ELLIGIBLE

■■ Despite the loss the Falcons

will still compete in a bowl game and may travel as far as New Orleans, La., Birmingham, Ala. or even Washington D.C.

TIME FOR A ROAD TRIP ■■The team will play its

last game of the season against the Buffalo Bulls at Columbus Crew Stadium on Friday at 2 p.m.

Diwali Mela showcases Indian culture for students

PARADING AROUND TOWN

Event featured Hindu mythology, performances, native dishes

By Brittany Freeman Reporter

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SANTA AND Mrs. Claus make their way down Main Street on Saturday morning during the annual Bowling Green Holiday Parade.

VOLLEYBALL TAKES THE CROWN After a long regular season, the Falcons won the Mid-American Conference tournament earning the title and a birth in the NCAA tournament this past Sunday. Read a full recap of the tournament and see how the team clinched the title. | PAGE 4

The India Student Association held the 27th annual “Diwali Mela” Saturday evening in the Union Ballroom.

The event was from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and featured Indian dances and performers, as well as a buffet with many Indian dishes.

Shannon Wilson, a sophomore cross-cultural communications major, volunteered to work for the event after becoming friends with Cori Churdar-Wilejto, the vice president of the India Student Association.

“I feel like the India Student

THE WALLS HAVE EARS Columnist Phillip Martin gives a warning to innocent individuals, who may fall prey to eavesdropping and dishonest enemies during the holiday season back home. | PAGE 3

Association is really unknown on campus, but I think this event really turned out great,” she said.

The co-hosts of the event kicked it off with an explanation of Diwali Mela, saying that it celebrates the triumph of good over evil as well as heroic figures in Hindu mythology.

“Diwali Mela is a celebration of happiness for all reasons and a time to hope for more joy and happiness,” said Vishal Sharma, former vice president of the Indian Student Association.

After the co-hosts spoke, the Indian and American national anthems were sung and the

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WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A GENDER- NEUTRAL RESIDENCE HALL? “No, I don’t even want to live with my wife.”

Josh Medley Sophomore, Criminal Justice

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Dalton Scott Vowles, 19, of Toledo, Ohio, was cited for open container and underage possession of alcohol within the 100 block of N. Main St. 2:09 A.M.

Perry E. Johnson, 21, of Fostoria, Ohio, was cited for criminal damaging within the 100 block of E. Wooster St.

HALLS From Page 1 the room and have to go into a bathroom, it may be uncomfortable for them, Waters said.

“Communit y bat hrooms don’t readily create a culture of understanding,” she said.

Currently, residence life accommodates transgender students by giving them a special single where they have their own bathroom as well, Waters said.

While Residence Life has tried to make accommodations, they don’t work for every student, as some don’t want to pay more for a single, or give up the part of a college experience that comes with sharing a room, Waters said.

Liz Grabski, president of Vision, an LGBTQIAQA group, said she thinks gender-neutral housing is a good thing.

“It’s important to have combinations for people so they have a safe place,” Grabski said. “It provides an option for anyone who has an alternative gender identity, there are a lot of identities outside of male or female.”

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Nathan Robert Bigelow, 18, of Sylvania, Ohio; Peter M. Heines Jr, 21, of Columbus, Ohio; and Kyle C. Straube, 20, of Bowling Green, were all cited for possession of drug paraphernalia within the 400 block of Frazee Ave. Bigelow was also cited for possession of marijuana.

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“It provides an option for anyone who has an alternative gender identity, there are a lot of identities outside of male or female.”

Liz Grabski | Vision ed,” it’s a way to be safe for people, Grabski said.

David McKinley Brown, a sophomore and member of the LGBT Advisory Board, presented the idea to RSA and said he supports it for a few reasons.

“We’re all adults and I think we have the right to chose who we live with,” he said. “It’s not very inclusive to students who are not gender conforming.”

Both Brown and Waters have heard mostly positive feedback from students.

“It appeals to a variety of people,” Waters said.

“I think we’ll see both sides ... we’re not trying to create one cookie cutter everyone fits into.”

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RODNEY ROGERS, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs lights a ceremonial candle with Srinivas Melkote, faculty adviser for the Indian Student Association and Shravan Kumar Eetha, president of ISA.

DIWALI From Page 1 cabinet members of the India Student Association were introduced.

“It is my pleasure to invite you to celebrate Diwali Mela in true Indian style,” said Shravan Kumar Eetha, president of the India Student Association The M.K. Gandhi awards were then presented by Vishal Sharma.

This award honors those who deserve recognition for a social service.

FOOTBALL From Page 1 Schilz had a 72-yard pass to respond immediately to Archer by luring the safety in on a draw play that left freshman receiver Chris Gallon all by himself.

Schilz would also immediately respond in the fourth quarter to Archer’s 74 yard dash. On a one play drive in the fourth quarter, he would find Gallon again for 81 yards on his third touchdown of the game, Gallon’s second.

“I saw him [Archer] make a couple [big plays] today. I just had to go out there and respond to it,” Gallon said. “It was my job and I did my job.”

Schilz had his second touchdown in the third quarter on a 27-yard fade route to Shaun Joplin. Joplin played the height game over his cornerback and was able to catch it over-top the defender’s helmet.

Defensively, both teams looked like oil; gritty, slippery and yet valuable. Kent, who entered the game with a +20 turnover margin, gave up two fumbles and an interception to the Falcons. The Falcons fared no better by throwing three interceptions, but two more critically damaging than the other.

Schilz’s pass was broken up on the line by a Kent State lineman in the fourth quar-

“There is a little bit of Ghandi in all of us,” Sharma said.

It was given to two individuals, Wendy Jenkins and Judy George, who were both recognized for their ability to help international students adapt to being away from home.

Two classical Indian dances and a song, performed by Ruitka Paranik, preceded dinner, which featured Indian dishes such as Chicken Bhuna.

After dinner, more dances followed as well as a fashion show that explored the fash-

ions of the states of India.

Edward Vaughn, a freshman political science major, said that one of his friends suggested the event to him.

“I enjoyed it because it’s an opportunity to learn more about Indian culture,” he said.

Like Vaughn, other students and alumni enjoyed the evening’s festivities.

Padma Kosaraju, a University alumna, returned to the University from Perrysburg just for the event.

“I thought it would be fun,” she said. “I enjoy the university’s cultural programs and, of course, for the food.”

ter, which was picked off on BG’s own 20 yard line. The play would lead to Kent State quarterback Spencer Keith seven yard scramble for a touchdown.

Schilz’s third interception would come later in the fourth quarter and the fourth quarter was for everything. Tight end Alex Bayer and Joplin became a huge factor in the BG offense. Each resulted in critical first downs to keep the offense moving.

“Joplin is great receiver and he is the reason we got down the field,” Schilz said. “He made some great catches and it just showed how talented and athletic he is. I was very proud of him.”

Being down 31-24 in the fourth quarter, the offense drove down the field no-huddle. The offense was stalled to fourth and 2. On second and 10, a blatant offsides was not called on the defense, which resulted in a 7-yard sack and a very angry stadium. The team would turn the ball over on downs two plays later.

The following drive would prove the most crucial. The game came down to a fourth and 12 on Kent’s 17 yard line.

Schilz would throw his third interception of the game to close out the final home game of the season.

“This is the class I came up with, the seniors, this is their last home game and, finally,

after two years of struggling and not winning games, we finally turned it around this year,” Schilz said. “And it’s just heartbreaking. You don’t get many opportunities like this and they just made more plays than us. It is unfortunate. “ BG allowed more than 14 points for the first time since losing to Virginia Tech and gave up 427 yards on defense.

Kent State’s numbers didn’t look much better as they allowed 438 yards.

Archer would conclude the game with 241 yards and two touchdowns. Gallon would have a career day with 213 yards and two touchdowns.

Joplin finished with 74 yards of his own while Schilz would throw for 355 yards three touchdowns and three interceptions.

“Obviously, a very disappointing loss. We’re not happy with the result,” Clawson said.

“But in terms of the effort we played with, I couldn’t be more proud of our football team.”

The Falcons move to 7-4 while Kent move to 10-1 overall, clinching a MAC East title for the Flashes. BG’s next game will be this Friday at Columbus Crew Stadium against Buffalo.

Despite the loss, the Falcons are still in prime position to make a bowl game appearance.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Yes, but my parents wouldn’t like it.”

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“Maybe, yes, he could be cute.”

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Beware of moles, protect your feelings

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How are you gonna run an offer for a free hot dog, then tell us you can’t honor it because you ran out of hot dogs? I want my hot dog!

— #FUN ON A BUN It was pretty sweet how Bowling Green decided to become the setting for Silent Hill this weekend. Seriously, what’s up with the fog? I literally couldn’t see 15 feet in front of me. That made driving one heck of a task and evading traffic even harder.

— FOG ALERT Why do professors even bother having class on the last day before break? Come on. You know half the class isn’t going to show up, but let me guess, you’re going to give us a quiz just to screw the people who dipped out, aren’t you? You better give us some extra credit or something.

— OUT OF HERE It really upsets me when people get too close when you’re in the bathroom. Guy code states that you take the urinal furthest away from the other guy, not the one next to them. I’m not a shy guy, but when I can hear you breathing, I have a hard time getting going.

— TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT To the Kent State fans sitting in the student section: You’re lucky you didn’t get hit. Not by me, but by the crazy falcon fans out there. Do you honestly think that you can sit there, clap during a turnover and expect us not to say anything?

— KENT PICK THE RIGHT SEAT Listen up, buttercup. You’re not my girlfriend. You have no bearing on what I do with my life or which relationships I pursue. If I want to dance with someone downtown, I’m going to. Glare all you want. Tweet all you want. You’re not going to stop me because I’m not yours!

— CONTROL FREAK How many times have you been at the Rec and you catch someone staring at you? Now, think about how many times you look back and they are STILL STARING AT YOU? I’ve had ‘the thousand-mile stare’ while bench pressing before, but if you meet someone’s gaze, make sure you’re looking elsewhere during your next break.

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While you are enjoying delicious food on Thanksgiving, beware of moles.

No, I’m not talking about the furry little critters that can tear up your lawn with their holedigging. Beware of conspirators or defectors.

If you’re friends with a mole, his or her actions could be detrimental to your friendship.

It is good to have friends to share personal feelings and vent to when you are frustrated. It does you no good if some of those friends are leaking sensitive details to others behind your back, though.

Honesty and confidentiality are two things I value in friendships, as I’m sure others do as well. As you may know, once these two values are violated, trust is compromised.

Then, friendships dissolve, especially if a mole does not acknowledge and apologize for offending you.

A mole actually disrespects his or her friend. They show that they somewhat don’t value

your friendship. The mole may also not have much respect for reciprocity, feeling you could betray him or her as well.

Another component of disrespect occurs when the mole cannot confront the friend when the friend has done or shared something wrong.

The mole can really hurt the friend’s reputation, depicting the friend in a bad light if embarrassing and personal details are shared outside of the realm of friendship.

What can we do if we feel like a friend shares or does something that offends us?

Well, Jesus tells us in Matthew 18:15-17. This passage lists three actions we can take in a procedural way that we can apply to our lives. If the first one doesn’t work, move on to the next and so on. Sadly, many of us skip over the first action in 15.

It advises us to speak to our friend who offended us oneon-one. If the friend understands how they hurt you, the conflict is resolved and the relationship can be saved!

Unfortunately, many of us make excuses to avoid confronting our friend, which I am guilty of myself. Some of us feel afraid to approach the

person because we don’t know how they’ll react. Some of us are afraid that we may hurt the person emotionally, while some just don’t know how to phrase their words.

Also, some of us don’t value the person enough to speak with them and others have the intent of hurting the friend.

They’ll become a mole telling others about the offense the friend made.

Then, rumors will go rampant, furthering the conflict and harboring bad blood between the two parties.

People, look. If you don’t want to be treated as “subhuman,” then don’t treat your friend that way, OK? Go and speak with them.

Tell them how they hurt you or others. Matthew 18:16 says if that doesn’t work, you can bring other people into the picture who were affected and talk it over.

Seventeen goes on to say if that doesn’t work, bring it to the attention of the church. Ask a pastor, counselor or other person of wise counsel within the church for advice.

Finally, if the situation doesn’t resolve, you should end your friendship and distance yourself from that person.

Again, many people screw it up by not following this advice in order. All it takes is a little respect for your friend to resolve the conflict and avoid a misunderstanding.

Additionally, we should all examine our friends.

Distance yourself from those who don’t seem to have your best interest.

Be careful with people who seem to have a slight conflict of interest against you. You can still be friends, but no longer trust them with sensitive information close to your heart.

Lean back on those who have shown genuine concern and care. They most likely are the ones who will endure your highs and lows. Those are the friends you can trust.

One thing I wouldlike to add is that responsibility applies to both sides. Be careful sharing some deep, personal and potentially embarrassing information with your friends.

You don’t know for sure if they can uphold honesty and confidentiality.

You don’t know who else they might talk to.

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Faculty union doesn’t represent whole group PHIL SCHURRER FACULTY COLUMNIST

Much has been made about the need for and the desirability of diversity in the academic environment.

The question is continually raised: Does the student body or faculty fairly represent a cross section of a larger population?

The same question could well be asked about the BGSU Faculty Association (BGSUFA). When the faculty voted to unionize, one of the union’s points was that they would represent the entire faculty.

An aside here: The BGSUFA continually characterizes the vote to unionize as “overwhelming.” Run the numbers.

Extrapolating from their own estimates, approximately 800 faculty were eligible to vote. Of this population, only 49 percent voted to unionize.

More than 100 did not vote.

BGSU-FA’s response might be that they gained a majority of those who actually did vote.

True enough, but that’s only 57 percent of those who voted.

While it’s true that any amount over half constitutes a major-

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ity, characterizing 57 percent as an “overwhelming” response seems a bit overreaching.

The larger point, however, is that the composition of the BGSU-FA officers and negotiating team does not represent everyone they purport to serve.

Now, the officers consist of professors who teach in the Departments of Political Science, History, Media and Communication, Computer Science and English.

Original officers include professors from the departments of German, Environmental Science and English, On the BGSU-FA negotiation team, we find professors from the Departments of Political Science, Geology, Communications, German and the Chapman Learning Community, respectively.

This information is readily available on their website and the University website. What each group has in common is all are affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences.

Not one representative on the officer’s list, past or present, or on the negotiation team hails from the Colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Services, Musical Arts or Technology.

Only 55 percent of the fulltime faculty hails from Arts

and Sciences, according to the headcount for the 2010-2011 academic year, the latest available on the BGSU Institutional Research website.

Therein lies the union’s diversity problem. One hundred percent of their leadership comes from a college that accounts for only 55 percent of the full-time faculty headcount. There could be several reasons for this.

If the officers and negotiation team represents a cross section of the union membership, perhaps a predominant number of the active membership are from Arts and Sciences.

We’ll probably never know.

One of my colleagues had requested information about their membership.

The union never furnished a membership profile. Although compensation is public information, an organization populated by University employees will not furnish basic information about its membership.

There could be a deeper problem. If there’s a scarcity of non-Arts and Sciences faculty among the BGSU-FA membership, it is possible that a fair number of faculty of the other colleges have chosen not to support the union.

Despite the impression given by the union, there are

members who are happy with their circumstances. All would welcome an increase in salary or benefits. But, it’s also possible that a number are reasonably content here at the University.

Another possible explanation for the overrepresentation in union membership by one College is more troubling.

Perhaps the Arts and Sciences faculty has had more than its share of problems and grievances with the Administration.

If true, it’s understandable why so many more of them proportionately would be drawn into the union’s ranks.

That doesn’t address the basic issue, however. Why should those who are reasonably happy be compelled to contribute to an organization, either as a member or by payment of an “agency fee,” as a condition of employment, when that organization sees itself as tasked with rectifying problems not shared by all?

Being compelled to pay is troublesome enough.

It’s even more irritating to be compelled to fund an organization that doesn’t fully represent its alleged constituency.

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SPORTS MACCHAMPIONS At conclusion of MAC tournament, BG Volleyball wins title

Road to the tournament title

• The falcons started off winning

• The Falcons first loss in conference came to Ball State. The slip up allowed Ohio to tie BG for first place in the MAC East.

• The Falcons would win two more

straight games before finding their second loss to Ohio, giving the Bobcats sole possesion of first place.

• The Falcons defeated Buffalo and Akron before finding their third loss to Northern Illinois. The loss gave Ohio the regular season MAC East title and BG the number two seed in the tournament.

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• The Falcons would defeat Eastern Michigan

and Western Michigan before rematching and defeating Northern Illinois for the tournament title, earning them a birth in the NCAA tournament.

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ASHLEY DUNN, celebrates with teammate Laura Avila during a game earlier this season. The team had battled back in games this season but none more important than the final with Northern Illinois.

MAC Tournament results

2 Bowling Green (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11) 7 Eastern Michigan 3 Western Michigan (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20) 6 Central Michigan

2 Bowling Green (21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10) 6 Central Michigan

1 Ohio 1 Ohio

2 Bowling Green (20-25, 24-26, 26-24, 25-20, 15-4) 4 Northern Illinois

Bowling Green MAC champions

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ninc straight MAC games earning themselves first place in the conference.

By Max Householder Reporter

The BG volleyball team has battled adversity a lot this season, but none bigger than what they were able to overcome in the Mid-American Conference Tournament this weekend.

BG was able to claim its first MAC title in 21 years behind two five set victories against No. 3 seed Western Michigan and No. 4 seed Northern Illinois.

First, in the semifinal on Saturday, the Falcons trailed Western two sets to one. BG also trailed in the fourth set by a 21-16 margin. They then reeled off five consecutive points to tie it at 21. It was at that poin t the Broncos decided to call a time out in an effort to regroup and was a failed attempt as the Falcons won the set 25-23, tying the match at two sets a piece.

The Falcons used this momentum to roll onto victory with a 15-10 win in the fifth set.

It was junior outside hitter Lindsey Butterfield who gave the Falcons a spark as she had a team high 15 kills, four of which came in the fifth set.

With that win, the Falcons would have a date with the Northern Illinois Huskies for the MAC Tournament Championship. This was a revenge game of sorts for the Falcons as just a week ago Saturday they lost to the Huskies which dropped them from first place in the MAC. In the end, this ended up being a bigger comeback than even the Western Michigan match in the semis. This match saw the Falcons drop the first two sets 20-25 and 24-26.

BG then trailed in the third set 24-22, but as we have seen all season long, the Falcons seem to play their best with their backs against a wall.

Even though the Huskies needed just one point to win the match, they made two attack errors to go along with kills by Butterfield that eventually sealed it for the Falcons.

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MARCUS PERRIER, defender, eyes up a pass in a game earlier this season. The Falcons fell at home to Ferris State this past weekend in both games.

Hockey falls to Ferris State, 4-3, 3-1

By Ryan Satkowiak Senior Reporter

For a moment, Friday night’s game had a feeling of déjà vu for the Ferris State hockey team.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead on BG on the strength of two special teams goals. However, the Falcons clawed back, scoring three unanswered to force overtime.

The ringleader in the BG comeback was none other than Bulldog kryptonite Dan DeSalvo. He scored the first BG goal to ignite the rally and assisted on the other two goals.

However, the Falcons’ efforts were not enough, as BG surrendered a goal 14 second into overtime to lose 4-3.

Ferris followed that game up with a 3-1 victory Saturday to complete the sweep.

DeSalvo has made a name for himself by exploiting Ferris State. In the postseason this past season, he had five goals and two assists in three games against the Bulldogs to lead BG to a playoff series win.

He got the BG rally started with just under eight minutes to go in the third period.

Off a faceoff, DeSalvo tied up with a Ferris defender in front of the net. Mark Cooper took a shot and DeSalvo buried the rebound.

The goal gave the Falcons some life and confidence against Ferris goalie C.J. Motte, who stopped all 25 shots he faced through the

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The Falcons rolled through the fourth set, winning it by a convincing 25-20 margin.

With that win, it would be up to the Falcons to win their 7th consecutive 5-set match in order to capture the MAC Championship crown. BG did not shy away from the task as they took care of the Huskies easily, 15-4, to win the match.

Again, it was the Falcons three top hitters that led them in this championship match. The three junior stars, Butterfield, Danielle Tonyan and Paige Penrod, combined to post 53 kills in the match against Northern Illinois. They also came up big defensively with 50 digs

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first two periods.

“I think it gave us some firepower,” DeSalvo said.

“We were trying to stay positive on the bench and something like that can get the team started.”

BG got within one just over a minute later. On the power play, DeSalvo received a cross-ice pass at the point from Mike Sullivan. He ripped a shot that was tipped past Motte in front by Ryan Carpenter.

The power play goal broke a 0-for-38 drought on the power play for BG, which spanned eight games.

“We were just simplifying things,” DeSalvo said.

“One thing I think we can do better is get more shots on the net. We move the puck around well, we just don’t get enough pucks on the net.”

BG tied the game just over three minutes after, on a fantastic individual effort

by Adam Berkle. Bobby Shea threw the puck off the glass in the defensive zone and Berkle corralled it in the neutral zone. He drove past two Ferris defenders and beat Motte five-hole with a backhand shot.

Despite the comeback, BG Coach Chris Bergeron was not pleased with the team’s consistency, pointing at Berkle as perhaps a microcosm of how the game went.

“We don’t think Adam Berkle played a strong game from start to finish; he turned over way too many pucks and then what does he do on that third

goal? He drives to the net like a pro,” Bergeron said.

“That inconsistency got us what we were getting.”

While the stat sheet said he stopped only 23 of 27 shots, Andrew Hammond was often the best player on the ice for BG. He made numerous strong saves when it was 3-0 to keep BG close, including two separate 2-on-1 situations.

“He made some big time saves to keep it at three,” Bergeron said. “One of our defensemen just makes an absolutely ridiculous play at their blue line and Hammy has to make three saves on a 2-on-1.”

“But, his consistency is something that he is fighting with as well.” he said. “I thought, overall, his game was good.”

Despite outshooting Ferris 25-12 through the first two periods, BG could not get a puck past Motte, who was cool and composed until DeSalvo’s third period goal.

Ferris wasn’t able to spot him a lead until the second period, when Corey Kane blocked a shot by Marcus Perrier at the blue line and out-skated three BG players on a breakaway to score a shorthanded goal.

It was the fifth shorthanded goal BG has allowed this season.

“Frustrating is fair [to say],” Bergeron said.

“We’ve got guys struggling with their game right now.

Marcus hit the guy right in the shin pad because his

between the three of them.

Outside hitter Butterfield tied her career best with 21 kills. She individually had 14 digs in the championship match; thus, with a combined offensive and defensive effort, she was selected to the alltournament team.

Penrod was named tournament MVP as she had a total of 43 kills, 67 digs and a combined attack percentage of .201.

“It is such an honor to be named MAC MVP. Coach has pushed me to my limits to be the best that I can be and I am so blessed to have her in my life,” Penrod said.

She also spoke after the match about the will of the team and what this win means for the program.

“This weekend was a great test of our physical

and mental toughness. We fought so hard as a team because we knew we were very prepared coming into this tournament,” outside hitter Penrod said.

“It means so much for us to be MAC Champions and to represent BG athletics and the University in the way we did,” she said. “We are excited to continue our season and prepare for our next match.”

With the win, BG will return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991. In their defeat, Northern Illinois lost their third consecutive game in the MAC Tournament Championship.

BG has yet to find out its opponent for the NCAA tournament as the selection will be Nov. 25 at 4 p.m. The show will be televised on ESPNU.

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By Alex Krempasky Reporter

The Falcon men’s basketball team is travelling to Moon Township, Penn. to take on Robert Morris Colonials on the Monday and the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers on Tuesday in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.

The Falcons are currently 1-2 on the season with losses to Cleveland State and IUPUI in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich. These games will be BG’s first meetings against Robert Morris and AlabamaHuntsville.

Robert Morris, the host team, is currently 1-3 on the season. They lost to Rider in

the first game of the season, then to Lehigh and defeated Fordham in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament opening round at the University of Pittsburgh. Since the opening round, they travelled to Cincinnati to take on Xavier this past Saturday, but were defeated 61-59. They will play Cleveland State on Tuesday.

Alabama-Huntsville will be the second Division II opponent of the season for the Falcons. They are currently 3-1 on the season with home wins against Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) and a 78-75 win against the North Texas Mean Green in the opening round of

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head was buried in the ice and it ends up in our net.”

For the second straight night, BG outshot Ferris on Saturday, this time 30-15, but fell to the Bulldogs 3-1.

Tommy Burke got the start in net, stopping 12 of 14 shots. Ferris State’s third goal came with an empty net.

The Falcons outshot Ferris 11-5 in the first period, but entered intermission trailing 1-0 thanks to Andy Huff’s goal late in the period.

“I thought we were good in parts of the first, but we were way too inconsistent,” Bergeron said. “We’re just not bearing down around their net.”

After Ferris made it 2-0 late in the second, BG cut the lead in half early in the third, with Bryce Williamson scoring a power play goal.

However, BG was not able to get another puck past Motte. The Falcons lost both games despite outshooting Ferris 66-42 in the series.

“That’s just the team that Ferris is: They like to sit back and wait for you to make mistakes and then they capitalize on them,” Williamson said.

Despite getting shots, BG has struggled to convert. In eight conference games this season, BG has scored 12 goals, an average of 1.5 goals per game.

“I don’t think we’re that offensively challenged,” Bergeron said. “I just don’t think we have any idea what it means to be intense.”

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BASKETBALL the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament in Manhattan, Kan. Their only loss came to Kansas State, who blew out the Chargers, 87-26.

The Falcons have yet to trail at halftime this season, but they have only finished the game on top once. BG has been outscored 107-94 in the second halves of this season’s games.

In their two losses, BG was beaten 75-62 on the boards.

IUPUI kept the Falcons to only 27 total rebounds and BG was able to record 35 against Cleveland State. However, the Vikings were able to record 41 rebounds on the Falcons, which is a season high for Cleveland State.

Although they lost the past two games, the Falcons have

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Sophomore Richaun Holmes, who transferred to BG this year from Moraine Valley Community College (Ill.), leads the MAC in field goal percentage with 83.3 percent.

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Calhoun set a new personal best in points scored against Cleveland State, recording 30 points on the Vikings. He is the first BG player to score 30+ points in a game since Martin Samarco scored 43 on Buffalo in 2007.

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