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T he winter celebration has just begun with the tree lighting ceremony on Friday, but more events, including the Black & Blues Friday and Third Annual Community Concert, are coming up. Carol Sanner, a volunteer coordinator, said Mayor Quinn had previously chosen an assistant to kick off the celebration by flipping a switch to light the two-story Christmas tree in front of the library. The event included horse-drawn wagon rides, carolers from the city
schools’ madrigals and snacks from Meijer and Qdoba Mexican Grill, Sanner said. The celebration didn’t end there, the following day The Chamber of Commerce hosted the holiday parade, which included floats, baton twirlers, horse-drawn wagon rides and a variety of food. Atomm Smeltzebra, parade coordinator, said the parade is the largest in north-west Ohio and needed 100 volunteers to run. Smeltzebra said it’s a great community event where 2,000 to 3,000 people come to watch the annual parade.
“This year’s theme is ‘Sparkling Snowflakes Jubilee’,” Smeltzebra said. Smeltzebra said, on Nov. 25, the Black & Blues Friday will occur, where people are encouraged to wear their ugliest holiday sweater for the Ugly Sweater Contest. Prizes such as movie passes will be given as well as $50 or more Downtown Dollar gift certificate. “To participate, all you have to do is wear an ugly sweater into a
The College of Business received the second highest rating in the state from Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools of 2012. “We have always been in the ratings, but we have moved up in recent years,” said Brian Childs, assistant director of graduate and executive programs in business. The rating is directed toward the Masters of Business Administration program and is measured by the academic experience of students and the selectivity of the program. “The MBA is the most popular master’s degree in America,” said David Chatfield, director of graduate and executive programs in business. “The system of business success in America is admired around the world.” The degree prepares students for the skills needed to conduct business, which is beneficial in any field and complements any major, Chatfield said. The College of Business scored a 96 out of 100 in academic experi-
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University radio station, WBGUFM 88.1, celebrated its 60 years of being a licensed radio station Saturday. The celebration kicked off Saturday night at Cla-Zel with a concert played by Reel Big Fish, a ska-punk band that broke into mainstream music in the late 1990s. Stephen Merrill, faculty adviser for WBGU-FM, defined ska-punk as a type of music that is rooted in rock and roll but is appealing to a wide audience. “We’re basically celebrating college radio,” Merrill said. WBGU-FM, the longest running radio station at the University, began as WRSM in 1947 but was licensed by the FCC on Nov. 29, 1951. Merrill said he and others at the radio station combed through about 125 artists before deciding on Reel Big Fish. Part of the criteria they looked at was if the band would be within budget. All funds used for the celebration were raised through station programming and independently
BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS
NaNoWriMo challenges writers; for one month
Students to write 1667 words a day, complete 50,000-word novel
David Chatfield | Director of Graduate and Executive Programs
The uprising Wood County branch of Student United Way is working toward becoming an orginization for community volunteer opportunities | Page 3
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ANDREW MORICONE will start to co-host the radio show “The Folk Show” in January out of the WBGU-FM office in West Hall. The show will air Thursdays from 6-8pm.
“The MBA is the most popular master’s degree in America ... the system of business success in America is admired around the world.”
ence, the same scoring that Ohio State received in that category. The academic experience rating is based on feedback given by current students through surveys. “It made sense to me when I heard about the rating,” said Krishna Oedjaghir, a junior majoring in marketing. “I’ve always recognized BG as being a good business school.” The program provides students with hands-on experience outside of the classroom, which gives them the opportunity to apply their skills in a real work environment, Chatfield said. “The rating has helped raise the College of Business’s profile, and has helped us attract top quality students,” Childs said. There are three MBA programs offered through the College of
raised by students. Merrill said none of the funds came from SBC funding. Merrill said he felt “really honored and pumped” to be a part of the anniversary celebration. Craig Sullivan, promotions director for WBGU-FM, said he was also excited about the celebration. “I think it’s sweet and pretty cool that a college radio station has survived for 60 years,” Sullivan said. Sullivan said he wanted a band that was a good act and still represented independent music. When the station decided on Reel Big Fish, he said he was excited. “They are one of my favorite bands,” Sullivan said. Brad Woznicki, general manager of the radio station, said the concert celebration went well. He said the turnout was around 300 people and the band played for more than 90 minutes. “I thought it was a good show,” Woznicki said. Woznicki, who said he had not listened to the band much before, said Reel Big Fish put on an enter-
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College of Business achieves high rating from Princeton Review By Simone Jackson Reporter
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Business. “The full-time program is a oneyear accelerated format,” Childs said. “It is different from the traditional two- or three-year programs that other schools offer.” This program is designed for students who have just finished their undergraduate work. It is open to students of all majors. The College of Business has focused on making all MBA programs convenient and accessible, to various types of students, Childs said. The Professional and Executive programs are part-time programs geared towards those who have been in the work force of a number of years.
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This month, students in Karen Craigo’s class were given a choice between writing an eight page paper or a 50,000 word novel. Incredibly, most students chose to write their own novel in celebration of National Novel Writing Month. “NaNoWriMo”, as the event is called, is a month-long online writing contest resembling a literary marathon. The object is simple: beginning Nov. 1, complete a novel of at least 50,000 words by Nov. 30. “A 50,000 word novel is about 85 pages single spaced,” said Rachel Killoren, a student participant. “My final GSW paper was 1,213 words. So basically you are writing over 30 GSW final papers.” Entrants write their novels
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online, according to the official “NaNoWriMo” website. Here, writers can save and track their progress, pitch novel ideas and support their fellow novelists. Thousands of writers participate in “NaNoWriMo” from around the globe. Online, entrants are grouped geographically with Ohio featuring nearly two dozen groups all around the state, including the Bowling Green area. Several “write-ins” have taken place around the University where entrants meet and work on their novels. “On any given day, a ‘NaNoWriMo participant’ is bombarded with distractions from everywhere,” said Travis Neumeyer, a third-year
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET If you wrote a novel, what would it be about? MICHAEL JAYNES Sophomore, 2D Art
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Complainant reported two cans of paint and a ceiling fan stolen from an unlocked residence within the 700 block of Jackson Court sometime since Nov. 12. The items have a total $80 value. 11:11 A.M.
Complainant reported the back window broken out of a car within the 300 block of N. Dunbridge Road. The window is valued at about $300. 12:15 P.M.
Complainant reported receiving bad checks within the 400 block of Woodland Circle.
block of Lehman Ave. The accident reportedly caused an injury. 7:18 A.M.
A white male subject was reported to have been observed stealing a 24-ounce can of LaBatt’s Blue beer at Circle K on North Prospect. The complainant did not personally see the incident but it was captured on tape. 9:08 A.M.
Complainant reported two wooden and two wire “For Rent” signs were stolen from the 900 and 1000 block of Mourning Dove Lane sometime in the previous two days, as well as the 700 block of Jackson St. The wooden signs were valued at $20 each and the wire signs were valued at $15 each.
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Eva C. Hackworth, 23, of Findlay, was taken into custody for a probation violation and was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. The location was not provided. 2:50 P.M.
Ka-Lan De-Lon Montgomery, 18, of Detroit, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia at the Bowling Green Municipal Court.
FRI., NOV. 18 1:51 A.M.
Jevon D. Brown, 21, of Bowling Green, was cited for criminal damaging after allegedly punching a car within the 100 block of N. Main St.
6:25 P.M.
Sherren Ann Walker, 44; and Ron C. Shelton, 42, both of Toledo, were both arrested at Walmart and transported to the Wood County Justice Center. Walker was arrested for the theft of $368.50 worth of merchandise and Shelton was arrested for complicity of theft. 6:25 P.M.
Richele Johnson was arrested for a warrant at Walmart, transported to Wood County Justice Center and later transported to Toledo. Her personal details were not provided.
Bowling Green was arrested for disorderly conduct/ unable to care for self within the 1000 block of N. Prospect St.
SAT., NOV. 19 12:38 A.M.
Shane T. Smith, 20, of Wauseon, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Main St.
3:24 A.M.
Cassandra K. Rood, 26, of Bowling Green, was cited for reasonable control and accident involving damaged property within the 400
HOLIDAY From Page 1 business such as The Happy Badger and Qdoba Mexican Grill. Each business will award its own first round prize. Then you can be entered into the second round of the contest, for gift certificates,” Smeltzebra said. The second round winner will be determined by voters on the Downtown Bowling Green Facebook page. All photos for voting must be received by Nov. 26. Voting closes Nov.
Jordyn L. Durk, 18, of Bay Village, Ohio, was cited for underage possession of alcohol within the 500 block of E. Merry Ave.
2:55 P.M.
A juvenile was reported assaulted while at the Community Center.
Bryn Robert Toney, 21, of Bowling Green, was cited for public urination in City Lot 1. 2:02 A.M.
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Alexander J. Warren, 21, of Perrysburg, was arrested for assault and cited for resisting arrest and criminal trespass within the 200 block of Sky Bar. He was allegedly starting fights at a bar and allegedly bit a staff member and punched another while being removed from the premises. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center. 2:31 A.M.
Sarah A. Leal, 21, of Perrysburg; and Jennifer L. Thompson, 24, of Cleveland, were both cited for disorderly conduct/fighting near Elm and 2nd streets.
Complainant reported a white Apple MacBook stolen within the 200 block of Clay St. 8:54 P.M.
Complainant reported $100 of cash stolen from a purse in an unlocked residence within the 800 block of Scott Hamilton Ave. 11 P.M.
Michael J. Jacoby, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for disorderly conduct/impeding traffic near Ridge and North Main streets. 11:57 P.M.
11:23 A.M.
The front window at Grounds for Thought was reported broken sometime between 12-9 a.m.
Wayne R. Waterfield, 29, of Bowling Green, was cited for possession of marijuana and warned for criminal trespass within the 100 block of E. Wooster St.
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28, Smeltzebra said. Emily Kinsley, a volunteer coordinator, said on Dec. 3 The Winter Market event will begin, which includes the best of Downtown Farmers’ Market food and fun activities at the Wood County District Library. In addition, the event will also include free holiday activities for children every Saturday, Kinsley said. The Third Annual Community Concert will occur Dec. 17 in the Wood County Courthouse Atrium, Kinsley said. Free admission is allowed
only with a donation for the toy drive or a pair of new mittens. The day also features wagon rides and tours of the historic courthouse, Kinsley said. “People can enjoy seasonal music and help those who are less fortunate,” Kinsley said.
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criminal trespass, open container of alcohol and littering within the 300 block of N. Summit St.
of Toledo; and Eric Dean Ealy II, 22, of Los Angeles, were cited for disorderly conduct/fighting within the 100 block of N. Main St.
12:24 A.M.
Jamar Anderson, 19, of Toledo, was cited for prohibited acts/use of ID of another within the 100 block of N. Main St.
1:25 A.M.
Jonathon R. Reinhart, 23, of Dayton, was cited for disorderly conduct/fighting within the 100 block of E. Wooster St.
12:30 A.M. 4:40 P.M.
Complainant reported someone moved part of a rain gutter before it started to rain within the 200 block of Troup Ave.
11:29 A.M. 9:46 P.M.
Holland, Ohio, was cited for misrepresentation to obtain alcohol within the 100 block of N. Main St. He allegedly presented a fraudulent Ohio driver’s license to a bouncer at a bar.
Antonio Dionne Doria, 29, of Oregon, Ohio, was cited for open container of alcohol in City Lot 2.
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Paul A. Smith, 19, of Maumee, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination within the 400 block of E. Wooster St.
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John J. Garskie, 19, of Independence, Ohio; Jacob D. Kinsey, 18, of Medina, Ohio; William J. Maxey, 18, of Defiance, Ohio; Martin G. Mrugacz Jr., 19, of Independence, Ohio; and Ty Joseph Parrish, 19, of Defiance, Ohio, were all cited for pedestrian on a railroad crossing at the railroad crossing on East Wooster Street.
Complainant reported his green Chrysler Sebring stolen from City Lot 1. Inside was a Toshiba Laptop valued at $300 and an iPod valued at $100. The vehicle was valued at $5,000.
12:34 A.M.
Six white males, one of whom was allegedly carrying a sword, were reported to be breaking glass within the 700 block of 6th St. When police units checked the area, nothing was found.
Brandon Jo Little, 22, of Toledo, was cited for operating a vehicle impaired in City Lot 4.
2:42 A.M.
Tyler T. Brumbaugh, 25, of Bowling Green, was arrested for assault within the 200 block of N. Main St. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center. 5:31 A.M.
Complainant reported an unknown subject kicked a door within the 500 block of Lehman Ave., damaging the door glass and two other windows.
1:01 A.M.
Joshua S. Medley, 18, of Englewood, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol in City Park.
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12:19 A.M.
Cody D. Rahe, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination near Manville and Clough streets.
1:02 A.M.
Andrew P. Heath, 22, of Bowling Green, was cited for possession of marijuana within the 100 block of N. Main St.
12:14 A.M.
Cody M. Boltz, 21, of Marion, Ohio, was cited for
NANO From Page 1 veteran of “NaNoWriMo.” “Giving people a chance to focus on writing with other writers is an incredible motivation to keep typing,” Neumeyer said. To reach the minimum word count, entrants are expected to write an average of 1667 words every day in November, said Craigo, a University General Studies Writing professor and Editorin-Chief of the Mid-American Review, an international literary journal. “Once you get behind, it’s sometimes hard to catch back up,” Killoren said. “Good writers write every day,” Craigo said. “Some of us get away from it because we’re too busy. ‘NaNoWriMo’ gets us back on track.” For many entrants, the battle between length and quality can be difficult. Trying to reach the 50,000 word goal while maintaining story quality is a challenge, Craigo said.
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“The story doesn’t have to be incredible,” Neumeyer said. “It just has to be put down on the page.” Craigo said she is normally a poet, but has joined her students this month as a novelist for “NaNoWriMo.” “I didn’t even plan who my characters would be, I just wrote my introduction and took off,” she said. Killoren said she brainstormed ideas prior to the contest. “On the second day, [I] ended up starting completely over with a new idea,” she said. As he reaches the final stretch of “NaNoWriMo,” Neumeyer hopes to “win” for the third consecutive year. To “win,” for participants, is to surpass the 50,000 word mark, he said. “I probably won’t finish early. I don’t think I ever have,” Killoren said. “I’ll finish … it just might be at 11:59 on Nov. 30.” Even with group “writeins” and an online support system, Neumeyer said “NaNoWriMo” is not about
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“Some of us get away from it because we’re too busy. ‘NaNoWriMo’ gets us back on track.” Karen Craigo | Professor competing with other writers. “It is not so much winning … against others, as it is crossing your own finish line, which is a wonderful thing,” he said. While “NaNoWriMo” may be a writing contest, it also serves to pay tribute to novels themselves. Novels are considered such an integral part of literature because of the impact they have on their readers, Craigo said. “A novel is a relationship with fictional people,” she said. “You practically mourn when it is over. [Novels are] such a nice release from the real world.”
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United Way encourages students Marketing students get real-world to get involved and volunteer experience By Eric Lagatta Reporter
Student United Way is an organization in the works on campus seeking to provide volunteer opportunities to students. Katie Post, an Undergraduate Student Government senator, has been behind this project since the beginning. Post sits on the campaign ward for United Way and works with the volunteer coordinators. “It’s been in the process all semester but we’ve just started to lay the groundwork in the past few weeks,” Post said. The main goal of Student United Way will be to “mobilize volunteers in the community,” she said. “We’re really excited to have a United Way that gets students involved,” she said. The University is one of the biggest contributors to United Way Wood County through faculty and staff donations, Post said. United Way is doing fall campaigning to raise money through December. Since students don’t have as much money to donate, Student United Way seeks
to “mobilize students as volunteers and advocates,” she said. The organization will work with individual students, as well as volunteer organizations already on campus, to connect them to opportunities in the community. “I think because we’re more of a mobilizing body and not a fundraising body, we won’t focus so much on fundraising,” Post said. Student United Way is not recognized as a student organization on campus yet. By the end of the academic year, Post would like Student United Way to be recognized as an organization by United Way and the University. There are three things needed for an organization to be created: 10 signatures and student ID numbers of people interested, a written constitution and a faculty adviser. “We have two out of three and we’re working on developing a constitution,” Post said. The organization is currently building a relationship with the Office of Service Learning, particularly Director of Service Learning
Jane Rosser, Post said. Rosser will be serving as the adviser to get the organization started. “We are happy to be a partner with the new organization,” Rosser said. Student United Way will be a great professional opportunity for students, she said. “I’m interested in the opportunity for students to engage with corporate volunteers,” Rosser said. Rosser is excited for students to play more leadership roles in community organizations. “This is a different kind of connection by understanding how communities work through United Way,” she said. One of the main focuses for United Way, Rosser said, is education. The organization does a lot for child education and graduation rates, she said. Post also mentioned education being “at the forefront of United Way’s advocacy.” There are many volunteer opportunities for students interested in education including tutoring programs, Post said. John Clevenger, a freshman at the University, is one of the
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UNITED WAY is represented at halftime at the football game on Wednesday during the last home game of the season.
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taining show that anyone, regardless of knowing the band, could have fun at. “Their music is high energy,” Woznicki said. “We were lucky enough to have them in BG.” He said the crowd was really into the band and there was even a big mosh pit. “Some of the staff and even some of the people who attended the event got to meet the band afterwards,” Woznicki said. Woznicki is looking toward future plans for the radio station, including another possible concert in the spring. He said “Cla-Zel was a great host” and he looks forward to having another concert with them in the future. Another event set for the spring is a garage sale. Woznicki said the radio station wants to sell the CDs they have in the basement to make room for a new project.
“Their music is high-energy. We were lucky enough to have them in BG.” Brad Woznicki | Manager The radio station wants to turn the space in the basement that is holding CDs into a music library. Woznicki said this “basement project” is still in the planning stages, and they will know more after winter break. As the radio station moves on after 60 years, the people involved with it look forward to having WBGUFM exist for years to come. “We’ve done our job right for 60 years,” Merrill said. He said he hopes to see the station go on for another 60 years.
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“We require a significant amount of career experience in the part-time programs, probably more so than other schools,” Childs said. “That makes up a lot of the selectivity.” Chatfield advises students interested in pursuing an MBA to maintain a high GPA and to become familiar with the GMAT test. “Take a few business courses which build a bridge
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students getting involved with Student United Way. Clevenger is one of the 10 people to provide his signature to help create the organization. Clevenger likes to get involved in campus organizations. He is already involved in Hall Council and USG. “I think [volunteering] is a good way to give back,” he said. Clevenger said that food drives are one of the most important areas of volunteerism to him. “You hear about a lot of people not having food,” he said. “I don’t think someone should go hungry.” He also likes the community aspect of volunteerism. To Clevenger, it’s about “just making a difference in someone’s life.” Meetings for Student United Way are planned to take place every other Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Union, Post said. Anyone interested in attending can contact Post at kpost@falcon. bgsu.edu. “[Student United Way] is all about plugging people into the right places and making sure there is a fit for each volunteer,” she said.
from an undergraduate program to a business master degree,” he said. Currently, Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business holds the highest overall rating in the state. “The College of Business is a well-esteemed school and is a great way to set yourself apart from other graduates, because it is one of the best,” said Madison Huff, a sophomore majoring in business management.
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Student business to start spring semester By Ethan Easterwood “If you could gain Reporter an entire year A new company is coming to of work while the University that is offering real-world experience, in college, why created and founded by students for students. wouldn’t you?” The company, College Student Insights, is the only University enterprise in the nation founded and operated solely by undergraduate college of business students. CSI is currently a class designed to prepare students for the marketing research field by using hands-on experiences. In the upcoming semester, it will be a marketing research firm that will study students’ buying behaviors by the use of various techniques including questionnaires. CSI has already formulated a questionnaire about restaurants that students prefer and why they do so. The results will then be sold to the participating restaurants. “As a restaurant, why wouldn’t you want to know what our students think about them and where they stack up,” said David Reid, CSI’s advisor. Reid, as well as a team of six students, has been working toward this company so that University students will have the opportunity to get involved in a fully-functioning business. “If you go to law school, you have to practice law to pass the bar exam. Medical students have to work on patients before graduating,” Reid said. “But in business schools, no real-world experience is required.” The company already has some long-term goals. CSI will speak to residence halls so that in the future it could institute a “living-lapse.” These living-lapses would involve a few floors in certain halls that would be used for surveys and questionnaires for CSI as well as clients. “If you could gain an
David Reid | CSI’s Adviser entire year of work while in college, why wouldn’t you?” Reid said. “Imagine what adding CEO, marketing director or account executive of an actual, sustainable market research business could do to your resume.” The CSI course will be available for any College of Business juniors or seniors interested. “It was a stretching experience for me and my leadership development,” said senior Stephen Howard, a former president of CSI. “It gave me a comfort zone because I was constantly put into different positions, but from that experience, many situations just feel familiar to me.” It w ill be six credit hours and a submitted resume will be required as the course needs permission from the instructor, Reid said. “It takes time, it does, there is no getting around it,” said senior Austin Zachrich, the marketing director for CSI. “It takes a lot of outside work. It is in no way a regular inclassroom class, but it has given me a chance to meet with real professionals in their fields.” The course will be offered this upcoming spring semester, and the staff said it is excited about the potential of the course. “Other schools talk about business, but at BGSU we hope to run a business,” Reid said. Reid said he is open to any questions and submissions via email at dreid@ bgsu.edu.
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “A video gamer’s imagination.”
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If you wrote a novel, what would it be about?
“A kid in a traveling circus.”
“The story of Jokers in a deck of cards.”
RHEA VULGAMORE, Sophomore, Tourism
ALEX DUDLEY, Junior, Psychology
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“A murdermystery.” GENNA MURIELLO, Senior, Communication and Political Science
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I really hate it when people seek out your team’s opponent and cheers for them just to get a reaction out of you. I call you my friend? You’re celebrating when I get upset. I know sports shouldn’t matter that much, but it’s the whole principle of the matter. That and you piss me off. —GO TEAM To the guy too drunk to walk this weekend, I don’t know you. You probably shouldn’t use my porch as a bed, either. You may not be able to walk, but you can manage to use your hands to light a cigarette. Use those hands to call your friends to pick you up off my stoop. —STOOP KID Man, you’re drinking too much. Every weekend, you’re drunk both nights and sometimes, during the week, you’re trashed. You’ve been skipping classes and I’m starting to worry about you. Get your head together. There’s only a few weeks left. Don’t fail out now. —INTERVENTIONS R’ US I hate the crappy drinking fountains on campus. OK, either I have to put my mouth on the rusty faucet or get shot in the face with a surprise ice water bath. It’s strange that there are little to no good drinking fountains on campus. Maybe I’ll just start drinking out of the one in front of the Administration Building. —UNDER (WATER) PRESSURE To the guy sitting in the stall in the bathroom, just go already. You’re making me nervous with your heavy breathing and intense listening. You’re reluctancy to piss is freezing me up as well. Make the world a better place and just go already. —SHY GUY SYNDROME Please, stop talking during the lecture. One of these days, the professor is going to FLIP out on you kids and it’s going to make us all feel awkward. Also, it’s hard to zone out during class when you’re talking about your last weekend’s escapades. —YOU’RE PAYING FOR THIS CLASS
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People need to take New Ford provides a step back, laugh muscle car power TARA KELLER COLUMNIST COLU
People are funny and the best person to laugh at is yourself. Now, I’m not referring to practicing your stand-up in the mirror every morning and cracking up the good-looking person reflected back at you. I’m talking about not taking yourself too seriously. It’s hard, but it’s so worth the effort. During the summer, this lady wrote down the address of the home I’d be house-sitting for. The town she penned she lived in read “Cols.” I’d lived in the central Ohio region my entire life, and never once did I hear of such a foreign town. It wasn’t until I called my mom to plug the coordinates into her GPS that I understood that “Cols” was just an abbreviation for Columbus, our state’s capital and a stone throw’s away from my house. Instead of blushing and even getting angry like I usually do when I make a fool out of myself, I laughed it off.
It felt good. This was a big stepping stone in my social life because I did not like people gaining a chuckle at my expense. How embarrassing, right? Their high opinions must lower every time I do something comical. Wrong. Being able to laugh and poke fun at yourself suggests that you have way bigger things to worry about then maintaining your stony, humorless demeanor. Who wants to be friends with someone who doesn’t realize it takes less muscles to smile than frown anyway? I’ve found that the people I most enjoy spending time with are those who don’t take themselves too seriously and know how to laugh. We all remember those rare but wonderful deep, uncontrollable belly laughs that occur when something is so funny, we feel like the air in our lungs is constricting with giggles right along with us. They don’t usually occur when watching the newest R-rated comedy or increasing YouTube views.
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PHIL PHI SCHURRER SCHUR FACULTY FACUL COLUMNIST COLUMN
The media is filled with gloom and doom, and replete with enough bad news to take teeth grinding to the next level. But, occasionally a bit of light appears, a piece of news that actually gives hope for the future. The latest purveyor of glad tidings is the Ford Motor Company. Ford recently announced that the 2013 Mustang will sport a supercharged engine with 650 horsepower. For those not among the Elect, this means one thing: fast. Insanely fast. Understand me: anyone who misuses automotive excellence and capability on a public road with any vehicle should be fined, horse whipped, and live out their remaining days driving a two-cylinder econobox powered by bacon grease and three double A batteries. No one should be endangering life or property on a public road with any vehicle, includ-
ing a bicycle. There are organizations, such as the Sports Car Club of America, that hold rallies on airport tarmacs and industrial parking lots, as well as those that sponsor the “run what ya brung” events at local drag strips. This latest reincarnation of the American Muscle Car was made for this type of adult fun. The engineering on these vehicles is truly breath taking. Not only is the future Mustang capable of going 200 mph right out of the box, today’s base V-6 engine delivers more giddy-up than the V-8 of seven years ago. Yes, this is all so politically and culturally incorrect. We are continually reminded by everyone from Al Gore to the latest talking head from the Global Warming — sorry, “Climate Change” — crowd about the carbon footprint that accompanies burning anything other than a lighted match. And, yes, for the record, my wife and I each drive a Honda Accord.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
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Debate on gay marriage defined Republican party ignores issues MIRIAM HITCHCOCK GUEST COLUMNIST
In Monday’s BG News, Mathew Davoli and Alicia Reidel opened the floor for the discussion of gay marriage. The disappointing thing about their columns, for all that they were meant to be in opposition, was that they were really talking about entirely different things. Mathew’s very personal column compares the legal institution of marriage from not so long ago that forbade interracial marriage to the current legal institution that forbids marriage between two people of the same sex. Alicia, however, says quite clearly in the middle of her piece, “When I speak of marriage, I am not referring to a legal contract, but rather to a sacrament, a covenant, a vocation.� This is an important distinction: if we are having a political debate about what is legally considered marriage, we must talk about the legal contract. If we are discussing what kinds of marriages a church,
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They’re nice little reliable cars that get decent gas mileage. They go from point A to point B with a minimum of fuss and cost. Two words sum up the driving experience they provide: adequate and boring. But for some of us unapologetic Gearheads, the rebirth of the American Muscle Car is our opportunity to Stick It To The Man (a green one, I suppose). Our chance to metaphysically push our thumb in the eye of every green weenie who rushes to the first available microphone and hyperventilates about the latest study indicating the average
TARA From Page 4 No, these laughs typically find us when we’re just hanging out with our friends and one of them does something ridiculous. Whether it’s striking up uncomfortable conversations with random strangers or accidentally spitting gum out in the most awkward place, these are the times we are engulfed by hysterical laughter. The continuation of the
synagogue, mosque, temple or other religious institution will perform, then we are talking about a different kind of marriage. This is important because one does not, presumably, have to give up her religious convictions to allow that two people of the same sex may sign a legal contract. This is a contract about two people sign in order to get certain protections and rights from the state, not to indicate some sort of change in how they interact with their god, or to get permission to initiate sexual relations. This is a contract between them and the state so that they can share property, get taxed as a unit, and legally raise a child together. Now, I do not know my Judeo-Christian Bible overly well, and I’ve never studied any other religion with much detail whatsoever, but it has always been my impression that these holy books do not ban the above stated rights. But it doesn’t matter if I missed these stipulations because if we are talking about a legal institution, then religious arguments have no bearing: this is the United States and here we separate church
and state. Many people in the LGBT community likely want more than just the ability to sign a legal document; they may belong to a religious community as well and desire for their relationship to be legitimized in that circle as well. So far as I’m concerned, there is nothing wrong with this, and we should be having discussions about that too. But we cannot counter arguments about legal marriage by saying why two people oughtn’t be married in a church, nor can we explain why legal marriage is so important when the debate is about the religious institution. All I wish to say with this column is that there are really at least two debates to have about same-sex marriage, and that we should be much more careful to keep these conversations separate. Too often, debaters on the topic are really equivocating on what they mean by marriage and speaking past each other. To have a meaningful debate, we have to be talking about the same thing.
planet temperature has risen three-eighths of a degree Celsius in the past 78 years. In actuality, much of the engineering efforts of the past 30 years have resulted in the current crop of automobiles being cleaner and more efficient. And some of this engineering excellence has originated or been proven on a racetrack. Fuel consumption by competition vehicles is restricted at most racing events. There are some things that are missing from the current crop of Speed Demons. Very few cars are built today with a standard transmission, a “stick shift� if you will. Some of the more sophisticated drivetrains sport an ersatz standard transmission,
with paddles to sift gears electronically. This denies many of us oldsters the secret glee of watching the face of a young driver contort when entering a vehicle that features three floor pedals. And yes, we miss the old-time thrill of shifting through the gears of a four-speed transmission, popping the clutch, laying rubber, etc. Nevertheless, the Ford Mustang announcement is music to some ears. I’d certainly consider owning or driving one. Or a Camaro, o r a Charger. But at my age, I’d probably misplace the keys.
aforementioned hysterics relies on the funny person responsible. The unintended comedian ought to realize he’s being laughed with, not at. Pride will not be wounded and opinions will not be lowered when you do something laughable. Be honored. It’s hard times like these that we need laughter the most. Find humor in your mistakes. Understand you’re not a perfect person and it’s okay. Our mistakes are what make us human.
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Instead of getting upset you got lost on a road trip, laugh it off as you encounter wonders you might never have discovered if you didn’t miss your exit. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Life is too short to miss out on this lesson. Be happy that, in general, people are funny. Laugh at yourself. It’s worth it, funnily enough.
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JJAMES PFU PFUNDSTEIN FACULT FACULTY COLUMNIST
I don’t know if you’re following the news about the Republican presidential debates. I try not to, but I can’t seem to resist. It’s as if a man biting the head off a chicken is constantly crashing his car outside my window. Except the window is a web browser, the man is Rick Perry, and he’s biting the head off the English language while crashing his political campaign. But, say what you will about Rick Perry — that he has more hair than brains. Say that compared to him George W. Bush is a suave master of language and policy, that he brazenly cuddles bottles of maple syrup in public where everyone can see him at it. At least we have to admit that he is actually and sincerely running for president. He is not a mere politainer. A politainer, in this sense, is someone who entertains people using schtick that is primarily in the form of political or social commentary. Politainers can be scrupulous about matters of fact, but usually they’re not. Their job as entertainers is to get a rise out of the audience: to make them laugh, to make them angry, to make them scared, to make them pleased with themselves. If mere fact gets in the way of this, it will usually get left behind in a cloud of chalk dust and conspiracy theory. The point is not to investigate truth or calmly debate issues of social policy. The point is not to get elected and wield political power. The point is to make ratings,
sell books, get paid somehow. Politainment has been with us for decades (if not longer). Rush Limbaugh is a politainer, as is Glenn Beck. Al Franken used to be a politainer, until he finally went completely honest and became an actual politician. The most interesting thing about the Republican Primaryand-Demolition-Derby is that it marks a new career front for politainers in America. In the run-up to the primary season, Sarah Palin skillfully played the media and an indefinite number of dupes among the general public who were willing to think of her as a real candidate for office. She boosted sales of her books; she boosted contributions to her PAC. In the end she didn’t run, for the same reason she resigned her governorship: she has no interest in governing; she just wants to be paid for her public performance in the role of Sarah Palin. She’s a politainer who managed to make money directly from the political system, a real innovator in the profession. But she’s not alone. Despite their recent moments of polling glory, neither Newt Gingrich nor Herman Cain were ever seriously running for president. They have no campaign structure to speak of and they’ve engaged in very little campaigning that involves, say, contact with voters. They’ve been running media campaigns to raise their public profiles so they can sell books and collect speaking fees. The trouble with politainers is the great range of dishonesty they allow themselves. An ordinary, relatively honest liar or con man has a hidden purpose, but he wants to convince you that he’s for real, so he’ll pick a plausible story
and stick with it. But a politainer is just throwing things out there to get a reaction, and will consequently say anything he thinks will please his audience. If the audience changes, he’ll flip like a switch, and it turns out that he was always against the thing he just said he was for. Newt Gingrich is, as always, the great example here. After his $1.6 million payday from floundering lender Freddie Mac, he was railing against politicians — who took money from Freddie Mac. It’s only one of a long series of astonishing double-thinks that the former Speaker thinks is perfectly okay. And that’s the problem with politainment. It poisons the well of public rhetoric. It absolves politicians from even the minor obligation of telling a consistent set of lies. All our politicians are becoming more like politainers, saying whatever they feel they have to say to a given audience without regard to truth or what they’ve actually done or what they claimed to have believed in other times and other places. The ultimate effect of politainment on politicians can be seen in Mitt Romney who will believe whatever his audience wants him to believe, as long as he thinks they will vote for him. If audiences started to demand that politainers had to pay some attention to fact, politics might become a little less entertaining. But it is possible that we could start to address some of the problems that this country actually has, and that are constantly ignored by professional politicians and the politainers they imitate.
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Despite all efforts by President Obama, the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) has rejected U.S. diplomatic efforts and a negotiated peace with Israel by requesting a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. The P.A. also announced a merger with the Islamic terror group Hamas. Currently the U.S. sends some $600 million dollars annually in direct aid to the P.A., plus an additional $225 million in funding through the U.N. Is this the best use of American tax dollars? The Palestinian Authority did indeed reject requests by the United States not to form an alliance Since 1979, the United States has expended with Hamas terrorists in May, 2011, knowing full untold diplomatic capital to forge an Israeliwell that it is against U.S. law for Congress to fund Palestinian peace. Yet every time peace has seemed at any organization with terrorist ties. Remember that hand—including the U.S.-brokered Oslo accords in Hamas stands openly by its goal to conquer every 1993, and Israel’s historic Camp David offer in 2000 inch of Palestine, cleanse it of Jews, and establish a of a Palestinian state with a capital in East fundamentalist Islamic caliphate. Above all, Hamas Jerusalem—the Palestinians have refused to make refuses to accept the peace. In 2008, following state of Israel and the Annapolis summit, “If a Palestinian state were declared today, it condemns any efforts Israeli Prime Minister Olmert again offered the would be neither democratic, nor peaceful nor to negotiate peace. Most recently, in Palestinians a state willing to negotiate with Israel.� September, 2011, based on 1967 borders U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen President Abbas and a capital in rejected pleas by the Jerusalem, but P.A. Obama administration and the European Union to President Mahmoud Abbas walked away without a return to negotiations with Israel and refrain from a counter offer. In 2010, in order to bring the parties bid for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state at together for new peace talks, President Obama the U.N. Instead, Abbas proceeded to the U.N. and convinced Israel to enforce a moratorium on made his defiant request. building in Jerusalem suburbs for 10 months. Yet for Time to stop aid to U.S. enemies. Hillary Clinton eight months, P.A. President Abbas refused to take stated in April, 2011: “We will not deal with nor in part in talks, and when the moratorium expired two any way fund a Palestinian government that includes months later, Abbas walked out and has refused to Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced return to negotiations ever since. violence, recognized Israel and agreed to follow the In addition to its diplomatic investment, the U.S. previous obligations of the Palestinian Authority.� In has over the decades given the Palestinian Authority fact, annual U.S. foreign operations appropriations more than four billion dollars in aid. Today, the bills expressly forbid funding for “assistance to United States provides some $825 million annually in Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas direct aid and funding through the United Nations. or any power-sharing government of which Hamas is Yet despite this generous diplomatic support and a member.� financial largesse, Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian In July, 2011, both houses of Congress Authority officials have verbally attacked the United overwhelmingly passed resolutions that threaten States and snubbed U.S. aid. In June, 2011, 28 withdrawal of aid from the Palestinian Authority if it Palestinian Authority municipalities in the West persists in efforts to circumvent direct negotiations Bank announced a “boycott of the American with Israel by turning to the United Nations for consulate, its diplomats, and the American recognition—which it has done—and if the institutions in Jerusalem,� adding that Americans Palestinian Authority shares power with a “cannot extort the Palestinian people and humiliate it recalcitrant Hamas. According to the chairman of with a bit of aid.� Referring to these huge U.S. the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana financial grants, Abbas said, “This does not mean that Ros-Lehtinen, “Despite decades of assistance totaling they [the U.S.] dictate to us whatever they want . . . billions of dollars, if a Palestinian state were declared They demanded that we should not sign the Egyptian today, it would be neither democratic, nor peaceful reconciliation agreement [with Hamas], but we sent nor willing to negotiate with Israel.� Azzam Al-Ahmed to sign it.�
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Monday, November 21, 2011
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BG hockey splits weekend series with Miami By Matt Nye Reporter
The BG hockey team came into this weekend series against Miami trying to get better results in league play. After the first night, it didn’t look like that was going to happen. BG came out of the locker room in the first period Friday and matched the physicality of the RedHawks. Both teams had limited chances, but Miami struck with 4:07 left in the period. Blake Coleman scored when he threw a shot from the front of the net. The RedHawks took a 1-0 lead heading into the second period. In the second period, Miami continued more of the same, adding two more goals. The first goal came from junior Garret Kennedy and the sec-
ond was scored by Curtis McKenzie. The RedHawks were in complete control as they had a 3-0 lead heading into the third period. With 14:33 left in the third period Coleman added his second goal of the game and Miami would hold on to shutout the Falcons 4-0. The last time BG was shut out was back on Nov. 4 when Ferris State beat the Falcons 4-0. Miami’s senior goaltender Cody Reichard recorded his first shutout of the season in his 23-save performance. The loss extended BG’s CCHA losing streak to six games. The second game of the two game series was a bit different as the Falcons were able to get some pucks past Reichard. Freshman Ryan Carpenter
stepped up big when his team needed him. The first period started just like the night before as Miami would strike first. Junior Reilly Smith scored from the bottom of the circle and snuck it past BG goalie Andrew Hammond to put the RedHawks up 1-0. This time however, BG would respond. Mike Fink would score on a power-play when freshman Mike Sullivan shot from the point and Fink redirected the shot into the back of the net. That would end up being an assist for Sullivan and his first collegiate point. With the first period ending, the RedHawks would strike again. The GILLY HANSON | THE BG NEWS
CAM WOJTALA, BG forward, takes a faceoff against Canisius forward Carl Larsson in a game played earlier this season. Wojtala is second on the team with 13 points.
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Academics a priority for BG tennis team By Vince Meloni Reporter
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CHRISSY STEFFEN, BG guard, runs to the hoop during BG’s 54-53 loss to Purdue this past Thursday. Steffen led the Falcons with 16 points in the team’s 71-54 victory against Evansville Sunday afternoon.
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The Falcons’ bench proved successful in their first victory of the season against Evansville. Sophomore Noelle Yoder and freshman Jasmine Matthews scored back-to-back three-point shots in the second half that contributed to a 10-0 run for BG, and an overall win, 71-54. “I’m proud of the team tonight, that they found a way to win their first game,” head coach Curt Miller said. Yoder set career-highs Sunday
with 14 points and three, threepoint field goals. “There is no question that Noelle Yoder can score. She can really shoot the ball,” Miller said. “She has to continue to earn her minutes at the defensive end and prove that she can guard big wins and physical wings and different types of wing players and I thought even though she gave up a couple three’s tonight to a good shooter, she really worked hard at the defensive end, which gives her more of an opportunity at the offensive … even last year with our really, really talented veteran team, Noelle Yoder can score when
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she gets minutes, she can do what she did tonight.” Junior Chrissy Steffens led the team with 16 points, and then Yoder and Jessica Slagle followed with 10. Both Danielle Havel and Matthews each scored nine. “We challenged Chrissy Steffen’s as our go to player to step up and start to make plays for us and she did that in the second half and was more aggressive and it was good to see,” Miller said. “So overall a lot to go back to work on when we can ever
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It can often be forgotten that collegiate athletes are also students. What is always forgotten is that they are called student-athletes and not athlete-students for a reason, as they come to school for an education first and play sports second. The BG women’s tennis team is molded after the student-athlete model, and one of its studentathletes was rewarded for her work both in the classroom and on the court. This past week, Maddy Eccleston earned the MidAmerican Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week. “It’s an honor because it’s a recognition of academics as well as tennis,” Eccleston said. “I was really proud to be honored for both.” Eccleston is a junior and a co-captain for the women’s tennis team this year. She majors in applied health science and, after her first two years as a Falcon, she holds a 3.92 grade-point average. She has also been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete her first two years on campus, as well Academic All-MAC team last year, her first year of being eligible for the honor. “A lot of it comes from [head coach] Penny [Dean],” Eccleston said. “She pushes us to do well on the court, but she makes sure we are taking care of school first.” Taking care of school first is exactly what the women’s tennis team is doing. The current roster of seven members has a combined 12 years of college completed, and nine of those years feature members of the team being named ITA Scholar Athletes. “Penny is very understanding about school and if you need a practice off because you have too much work, she understands,” Eccleston said. “It is very helpful to have a coach that looks out for our grades and work.” Dean cannot take all the credit though, as all the members of the team push themselves to make sure they are getting their education first. “Last year at the start of the season we set a goal to get a team GPA of 3.75,” Eccleston said. “We ended up getting a 3.8, improving our team GPA that was 3.1 [in the 2009-10 school year].” That jump in GPA was the highest in BG athletics for that year, giving the team something to strive for again this year. “We help each other out a lot,” Eccleston said. “I have a lot of classes
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“Penny is very understanding about school and if you need a practice off because you have too much work, she understands.” Maddy Eccleston | BG Tennis Player with Jade [Johnson] and then Katie [Grubb] and Emily [Reuland] have a lot together also, so we pair up to study all the time.” Trying to find the proper balance between school and sports can be tough for anyone, and Eccleston credits her ability to stay organized and manage her time very well as the reason she has seen such success in the classroom and on the court. “You really have to think and make good decisions and some sacrifices,” Eccleston said. “If I know a tournament is coming up and I have two tests the next week, I make sure to study a week ahead of time to make sure I’m prepared.” This scenario occurred for Eccleston and a few of her teammates when they traveled to Columbus for the ITA Midwest Regional earlier this month. The team left on Wednesday afternoon, causing them to miss some Wednesday classes and all of their classes on Thursday and Friday. “I had two exams that following week, but we had to be at the tournament all weekend and be ready to play, so there was no real time to study,” Eccleston said. “It was a little tough and stressful, but that is where my time management came in and I made sure I studied as much as I could the week before.” Eccleston survived the two exams and continued to study and practice before the Green and White Invitational came up on Nov. 4. “I went into the weekend wanting to play my hardest and take every match one at a time,” Eccleston said. “That is the attitude you need, to focus on the last tournament and not look ahead to winter break.” Eccleston did all that, as she won all three of her singles matches and all three of her doubles matches with Johnson, giving her two championships at the invitational. She never lost one set in any of her six matches, and it was her play at this tournament and her commitment to the classroom are what won her this
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BG volleyball falls to NIU in first round of MAC Tournament By Nick Marlow Reporter
The Falcons’ Mid-American Conference Tournament life lasted an hour and 15 minutes. Facing No. 1 seeded Northern Illinois (27-6, 15-3 MAC) Friday in Geneva, Ohio, BG (19-12, 6-10 MAC) ran into a freight train of an offense of which Lauren Wicinski, MAC Player of the Year, played the role of conductor. NIU — which finished the season with a MACbest .284 — hit .434 and Wicinski posted a matchhigh 19 kills in a 25-12, 25-16, 25-17 win against the Falcons during round one of the tournament. “We didn’t really challenge them,” said coach Denise Van De Walle. “But I can’t take anything away from Northern because all of their players were on fire.
“[Emily] Kauth was crying, Maddy [Nitta] was crying, I was crying. It was very emotional … That in itself is a good sign. If you’re not crying after it’s over, sometimes I worry about that because it’s a loss; it should be painful.” Denise Van De Walle | BG volleyball coach “We just couldn’t pass. We really never got in system. I think it was nerves and we looked a little frantic out there at times. They were the better team by far.” BG had 11 more errors and 17 less kills than NIU, with outside hitter Danielle Tonyan’s 10 being a teamhigh. While middles Emily Kauth and Kari Galen only combined for nine attempts, they turned them into four kills and just one error to hit .333.
Wicinski, who hit .533 during the match, supplemented outstanding hitting with three serving aces — the Huskies finished with nine, while BG had three. The loss marked the end of Van De Walle’s career, falling one win short of her 14th 20-win season as head coach of the Falcons. Van De Walle announced back in April that she would retire after the 2011 season. In 29 years at the helm, Van De Walle racked up
BG swim team falls to Akron, 185-109 By Ethan Easterwood Reporter
The Falcon swim team fell to Akron last Saturday despite many individual accomplishments. Senior Vicky Yu continued her dominance in the butterfly events against the Zips. Yu swept all the events for the second time this year. Yu’s impressive feat was not enough to raise the team to a Victory as the Falcons fell 185-109. Yu’s event card tallied wins in the 200- butterfly, 100- butterfly, and the 400medley relay. Yu also com-
SPLIT From Page 6 Falcons were caught on a line change when Miami freshman Austin Czarnik received a long pass and flew behind BG’s defense, wristing one right past Hammond to make it 2-1 heading into the second period. With such a late score in the first period, Miami had the momentum, but BG didn’t let the RedHawks run away with the game. Just 4:27 into the period, Dan DeSalvo tied the game when he scored on another power-play. The goal was a wrist shot that went top shelf when he was being dragged down by a Miami defender. He somehow got the shot off and past Reichard. Miami once again responded to the BG goal when senior Alden Hirschfeld scored a powerplay goal on a rebound given up by Hammond. The teams were battling back and forth all night. BG responded again when Bryce Williamson shot the puck on net and then put in his own
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pleted the 400- individual relay, in which she took fourth. Yu, however, was not the only Falcon to win races last Friday. Alexis Kain won the 200 breaststroke, finishing just before teammate Amanda Rom. In the 100 breaststroke Kain and Rom finished second and fourth respectively. Emily Bennet took first
in the 100- freestyle and finished second in the 50 by only 0.06 seconds. The 50- freestyle also saw teammates Sarah Reinink and Brittany Szekely finish within one second of the winner. Alexa Harris had a strong showing finishing second in both the 100- and 200- backstroke events and joined Bennet, Kain, and Yu on the winning 400- medley relay team. The Falcon’s conclude dual meets until after the TPSC Invitational at Kenyon, Ohio from Dec. 1-3.
rebound shot to score his sixth goal of the season. The game was tied 3-3 going into the third period. In the opening minutes of the third period, BG’s hopes for a win were diminishing when Tyler Biggs’ wrist shot whizzed by Hammond, giving the RedHawks the lead 4-3. Just when BG looked like the Falcons gave a valiant effort on the night, but was going to go home swept by Miami, Carpenter delivered. With just 1:12 left in the game, Carpenter received a pass and put a shot on net that trickled past Reichard, which ended up tying the game at 4-4 and sending the game into overtime. There was no scoring in the overtime period so it went to a shootout where BG would prevail. Williamson was the only player for both sides to record a shootout goal. Hammond made three great saves on the Miami shooters to secure a shootout win for the Falcons. Carpenter was outstanding, recording three points on the night. He recorded the game-tying goal and two
assists on the night. With those points, he surpassed Cam Wojtala with the team lead in points with 14 on the season. He is also tied with Williamson with the teamhigh in goals on the season with six. The game was recorded as a tie, but the CCHA shootout awards one extra point to the Falcons in league play. The Falcons now have an overall record of 6-6-2 and 1-6-1-1 in the CCHA. Coach Chris Bergeron wasn’t happy after the team’s performance Friday night, but was happy about how they battled in game two of the weekend series. “I am extremely proud of the effort,” he said. “We played hard from start to finish, which is what we wanted to do at the very least.” This win against a CCHA opponent like Miami could give the Falcons some momentum heading forward into the rest of the season. “I think this game was huge,” Williamson said. “It gives us a little bit of confidence and to go nose to nose with one of the best teams in the country.”
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527 wins and is the all-time winningest coach in MAC History. She led the Falcons to 11 more wins than they compiled last year, putting her in the running for MAC Coach of the Year. It was also the last match of Kauth and defensive specialist Madison Nitta’s collegiate careers. The two seniors were a part of a 2008 team that went 25-9. “Kauth was crying, Maddy was crying, I was crying,” Van De Walle said. “It was very emotional … That in itself is a good sign. If you’re not crying after it’s over, sometimes I worry about that because it’s a loss; it should be painful. “For them it’s not just ‘ok we lost in the tournament,’ it’s, ‘ok my career’s over.’” NIU would win its semifinals match against Ball State University before falling to Central Michigan University in the championship game.
WIN From Page 6 get a break in the schedule but it’s a journey this year, it’s a work in progress and we continue to see things that we can learn from and grow with both good and bad.” Matthews was one point short of a double-double with 10 rebounds. “It was a much needed win for us to be confident,” Havel said. “It was a tough loss obviously [on Thursday] and I think coach was worried if we were going to bounce back or if we might come out flat against Evansville.” Evansville struggled to hang on to the ball considering they had 23 turnovers throughout the game. Miller said the Purple Aces played with a lot of energy in the second half, but they overcame their intensity in the long run. “We had the intensity I’m looking for in stretches,” Miller said. “We haven’t made a lot of back to back three’s in practice nor in
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award. As the fall season came to an end with this tournament, Eccleston leads the Falcons with 12 singles wins
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games and it finally seemed like the lid was off right then and we still shot in the 30 percentiles. We’ve got to figure out how this team is going to get in the 40’s and shoot a better percentage but I was really excited in that stretch.” Due to the way Evansville decided to guard, it left shots open for the wing players; Miller knew that, and stressed throughout practice and the game that those shots would be open. “[Coach] stressed that we needed to make open shots and their post players were jamming us, so coach said they’re not going to have much of a head so when you come off you’re going to walk into shots and they weren’t falling against Purdue, and tonight we got to the rim and got the foul line more than we did last game,” Havel said. Three BG post players combined for 27 rebounds — Matthews, Havel and Allison Papenfuss. “They did so much more than what a stat sheet can tell you, they defended and
rebounded, they were there for help side a lot,” Miller said. With the Purple Aces falling to 0-3 and BG advancing to 1-2, the Falcons have to deal with a short turnaround to a road game. “Now we’ve got a one day prep and got to play better on the road certainly than we did against Dayton and that is a challenge for a young team … this team hasn’t proved that they have played well on the road so that’s our challenge in the next 24 hours,” Miller said. With their youth, Miller knows there is always going to be challenges and learning opportunities, but it is expected. “This team wasn’t rewarded the other night for their hard work and so I was hoping to get this win. We didn’t want this home and home series and to be 0-2 against Evansville,” Miller said, “I told our team I feel like we’re going to be a little bit of a Cedar Point experience this year; I wouldn’t mind not having the roller coasters as much as possible.”
and also has a winning percentage of .857. As far as doubles, she boasts a 10-4 record for the fall. During the fall, she moved her way up the charts in wins in BG women’s tennis history. Through two and a half years, she is 20th in overall and sin-
gles wins, with 108 and 51, respectively. For doubles, she is 18th overall with a total of 57 wins. “If you stay focused, stay organized, and have great time management, you will be rewarded,” Eccleston said. “Hard work pays off.”
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ABOVE: Saxophone player Matt Appleton waves to the crowd, of around 300 people. RIGHT: Reel Big Fish performed as a side act at Cla-Zel on Saturday night. Reel Big Fish is a ska-punk band from Huntington Beach, Calif. best known for the 1997 hit “Sell Out.” BOTTOM LEFT: Dan Regan, trombone player of Reel Big Fish, feeds off of the energy of the crowd Saturday night at Cla-Zel. BOTTOM MIDDLE: Aaron Barrett, lead singer of Reel Big Fish, belts it out for the crowd. BOTTOM RIGHT: Derek Gibbs, bass guitar player of Reel Big Fish, sings back up.
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