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COMPETITIVE SPIRIT Learn more about human competition and how we play as we put the microscope on our school’s sports in this month’s In Focus on Page 3.

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GABRIEL IGLESIAS talks about how he lost 100 pounds during his performance at the Stroh Center on Sunday.

‘Fluffy’s’ fans flock to Stroh for night of comedy

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THE JABBERWOCK event featured University students modeling clothing on Saturday night in the Union Ballroom.

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Entertainment and 47 years of tradition drew a crowd of nearly 300 students, alumni and community members to Jabberwock on Saturday night.

“The point is to showcase BGSU students,” said senior Lauren Harville. “It gives students [a place] to express themselves.”

Harville is the secretary of Delta Sigma Theta, the sorority that hosted Jabberwock, the annual variety show that started in 1967.

“It’s a big show of different talents,” she said. “It’s sacred to the organization and it brings back alumni.”

Events throughout the night included a hip hop dance, fashion shows, vocal performances and poetry as well as the presentation of a $500 scholarship to a student.

“Jabberwock really connects me to BG and Delta,” said Myka Watts, Delta Sigma Theta president. “I’ve been coming here ever since I was a freshman … and I’ll go as an alumna.”

Tradition also brought senior Cory Jackson, co-host of the variety show, to the event.

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Jasmine Cogdell, senior, performs at the Jabberwock 2014 event.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

By Liz Sparks Reporter

Why did you choOse to run for president/ vice president for the Undergraduate Student Government?

“I’ve done a lot with USG these past two years. What Alex and David have done gave me the encouragement to want and get the students’ voice heard. I also like the relationship that I have with the students, faculty and administration.“

Brian Kochheiser

“I believe in Bowling Green and I am passionate about our school. I know that [Nicole and I] can make a difference for every student on campus. We can be the voice for the students and make a difference for every person here.” ­

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Girls are made of sugar, spice and everything nice; boys are made of snips, snails and puppy dog tails.

The nursery rhyme tells the stereotypical makeup of small children. Girls are supposed to be kind and docile and boys are supposed to be rough-and-tumble.

The University’s Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Research Symposium hosted Friday included panel sessions discussing the reality of what little girls and boys are really made of.

Kevin Calcamp, from the Department of Theatre and Film, said the representation of gender for boys at a young age is just as critical as it is for young girls.

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THE WOMEN’S History Month Symposium, hosted Friday, included talks about gender representation in media.

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Columnist Ashley Hardwick talks about her best friend’s car accident and how now she thinks about the small things in life. Ashley also talks about how people don’t know how other people struggle. | PAGE 4

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Comedian Gabriel Iglesias, known as “Fluffy,” talked about topics ranging from his 100-pound weight loss to racist gift baskets on Sunday evening at the Stroh Center.

Doors opened at 6 p.m. and the show started at 7 p.m.

“I have been watching Fluffy on TV for three years,” sophomore Dana Gill said. “I like watching him because of the sounds he makes and how real he is.”

The sold out crowd was filled with people from all ages wearing glow sticks.

Iglesias joined the stage through a back entrance and the crowd erupted with applause.

“Bowling Green, I didn’t even think this place was real when I first heard about it,” is how Iglesias started off his skit.

He assured the audience he was there to have fun with everyone.

Aside from telling jokes that had the audience almost jumping out of their seats laughing, Iglesias had some serious advice for the audience.

“Don’t let school dictate what you should and shouldn’t learn,” and “it’s not about what you know, but who

you know,” Iglesias said.

Iglesias joked around with the audience about going past his time limit for the show and continued to tell his jokes.

After every joke he told, he would ask the audience if he should keep going and the audience would erupt in applause and cheers.

The show started with a preview of a new movie being released featuring Fluffy called “A Haunted House 2.”

Before Iglesias performed, comedian Martin Moreno went on stage.

After Moreno got the ball rolling with some jokes about sex and getting old, the next comedian Jerry Rocha went on stage.

Following Rocha, Alfred Robles and Rick Gutierrez went on stage and then the advertising began.

“Opening for Fluffy is like Thanksgiving everyday,” Robles said.

“It may be hard to believe, but off stage, I’m really shy.”

Throughout the intermission, slideshows were shown of Iglesias’ experiences.

Right before Iglesias was introduced there was a contest to see which audience member would best

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Audience members were asked to stand if they wanted to partake in the contest.

The members were asked to come to the front of the stage and the audience chose the winner based on applause.

After the contest, the crowd started to chant “Fluffy, Fluffy, Fluffy.”

Kyle Recker, a member of the University Activities Organization Event Staff, said he thought the show was good for the students and staff and brought in good revenue.

“My favorite part of the show was the diversity, it’s like he was trying to appeal to everyone,” Recker said. “I will definitely see him again.”

After performing 45 minutes past his ending time, Iglesias ended the show with one of his old jokes. The audience even knew parts of it and chanted with him.

Iglesias interacted with the crowd throughout ALYSSA BENES | THE BG NEWS the entire show and left the audience by saying ALFRED ROBLES was one of the openers for Gabriel Iglesias. “I will be back.”

CAMPUS brief

Finance minor to be added at University The College of Business and the Department of Finance will be offering a finance minor for the first time in Fall 2014.

The minor is available to both business and non-business students, but not BSBA students who specialize in finance.

PANEL From Page 1 as unrealistic for young boys as models can be for young girls,” Calcamp said.

He said as a child he enjoyed watching cartoons, especially Superman, Batman, Spiderman, He-Man and the X-Men. He would run around his house with a sheet or towel pinned around his neck pretending he, too, was a superhero.

However, there was a danger in embodying these characters.

“Their muscles and attractiveness were unrealistic representations of an idealized perfection,” Calcamp said.

None of these superheroes gained their “super” abilities through hard work or determination. Aquaman received his powers from birth, Superman is an alien and Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider.

This caused a problem for Calcamp as he grew older because he did not “embody the ideal male gender” according to the shows he watched as a child.

It is designed for students who want to understand finances and investment management better.

Jeanne Berry, from the Department of Finance, said the minor can help students in multiple areas.

“It will acquaint you with techniques for personal finances as well as finances in the workplace,” Berry said.

For business students, the minor requires 24 credit hours and non-business majors have to take 21 credit hours.

Classes for the finance minor include studies in economics and accounting. Many topics in finance are also covered in the minor.

According to the flyer for the finance minor, some of these classes are Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, Personal Financial Planning, Retirement and Employee Benefits Planning and Investment Analysis.

Berry said they have already had students declare a minor in finance.

“It’s going to be pretty popular, I think,” Berry said.

For more information on the finance minor contact the Department of Finance at 419-372-2520 or visit their website at www.bgsu.edu/business/ finance.html.

Brock Webb, an American Culture Studies graduate student, also said media has an effect on sexuality.

His presentation on the representation of LGBTQ presence in video games focused on one game in particular.

Dragon Age, the BioWare roleplaying game, is one game that allows the player to choose their gender as well as their sexual partner.

Players, regardless of if they choose male or female, may be involved with a heterosexual non-player character or a bisexual nonplayer character.

While companies like EA are making progress in inclusion of player’s identification other companies are still behind.

“They are worried it will cut into their demographic,” Webb said. “White, straight, males.”

Ruth Baber-Smith is working on her doctorate in leadership studies while working at the Wood County Sheriff’s Department.

Smith discussed women’s presence in law enforcement.

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“Superheroes for boys are just as unrealistic for young boys as models can be for young girls.”

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attended Jabberwock in prior years and always loved the experience and the social atmosphere.

“It’s just diverse,” she said.

For some attendees, Jabberwock has always been a fun event to go to.

“Jabberwock always shows me a good time,” said Chanel Patterson, whose favorite part of the show was the spoken word performance. “I think it’s very entertaining and it’s a good show.”

For senior Mike “Rosco” Blair, who has attended since freshman year, it’s the history behind the show that draws the crowds.

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“When a woman is pregnant the first thing people ask is always: ‘is it a boy or a girl?’” Smith said. “So before we even enter the world, a gender is being ascribed to us.”

Smith went on to discuss the gender privileges given to both genders.

“There is more pressure on boys to be manly than girls to be girly,” Smith said.

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I see a lot of younger faces.”

What brings the crowd, Jackson said, goes beyond mere entertainment.

“It’s not just a fashion show and spoken word; it is cultural expression,” he said.

Senior Brittanie Edwards was one of the students who was able to express herself on stage.

Edwards, along with fellow students Alicia Cleveland and Stephanie Longmire, performed a spoken word poem called ‘There is a war in our city.’

Edwards said the poem was about relaying social struggles to parents and students.

“It’s social enlightenment,” she said. “It was to shine light on social issues known but not addressed.”

Edwards said she has

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Matt Johnson has been competitive since he was a kid, but his competitiveness doesn’t end when he hangs up his helmet and takes off his BG jersey.

“It started when I was little and I get more and more competitive each year,” Johnson, a junior and University football player said.

Johnson said he’s not only competitive on the field, where he played as BG quarterback last season, but also in the classroom, while playing video games with friends and in other areas of his life.

“I like to be the best no matter what I’m doing,” he said.

Johnson’s determination to be the best and his competitiveness can be explained a few ways.

“We generally see two primary things going on [when people are competitive],” said Vikki Krane, professor of sport psychology at the University.

“One, people that want to win, and two, people that want to work toward improvement.”

Johnson said he think’s the best part of competition is that “you get better everyday because you’re going up against someone who wants to beat you.”

“It brings the best out of you,” he said.

Part of the motivation to compete may be biological.

Dopamine is triggered in the brain when people seek competitive situations, said Verner Bingman, distinguished research professor in psychology at the University.

“It explains why they enjoy it,” he said.

When people compete to get better, it doesn’t mean they don’t want to win, Krane said.

People’s attitudes toward competition can be influenced by how they grew up and how the people around them acted in relation to sport, she said.

“It differs based on coaches’ philosophy and what the coach tells you to do,” Krane said.

Coaches could say it’s important to “win at all costs,” or say that if the team didn’t win that it “doesn’t mean you didn’t do well,” she said.

When athletes are encouraged to win at all costs, they may be willing to behave in ways that don’t involve good sportsmanship, Krane said.

Krane said at the college level, competitiveness is assumed if students are athletes. However, if a person’s family is not supportive of participation, whether the athlete wins or loses, people may not stick with a sport until college, she said.

“The longer you’re in a sport, the more competitive you’re likely to become,” Krane said.

From a young age, football taught Johnson to be competitive. And now he’s hooked, win or lose.

“I think you’re even more competitive when you lose because you don’t want that feeling,” he said.

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Students tend to watch popular sports, ones they enjoy Games with activities, family history attended more often than ones without

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Based upon attendance records, the two most popular sporting events on campus are football and hockey— by a long shot.

Junior Conor O’Brien prefers going to football games because of the atmosphere around the game. Much like many other fans, he enjoys tailgating every home game.

Caleb Brown, a freshman, also said football games are his favorite on-campus sporting event because so many students go to support the Falcons.

Nearly 13,000 more fans pack the Doyt Perry Stadium than any other complex on campus.

In the 2013 season, 15,258 Falcon fans flocked to Doyt, which holds 24,000, to watch the Falcons en route to BG’s MAC championship. The team finished 10-4 overall and 7-1 in conference play.

This season’s attendance rates are down from last year’s 15,771.

However, the team was slightly less successful. The 2012 edition of the team finished 8-5 overall and 6-2 in

the MAC. This year drew in just more than 200 additional people than the 2011 season in which BG had a losing season at 5-7 overall and 3-5 in conference play. The total attendance for 2011 was 90,039 and 2013’s total was just slightly more than that at 91,548 despite having a better team.

The next most popular sporting event on campus is hockey.

Sophomore Greg Harrison prefers hockey games to any other sporting events because of the energy surrounding the event. With fans like the Bleacher Creatures and with events like the mascot and SIC SIC beheadings, a more enthusiastic atmosphere is created, whereas the opening game and homecoming are the more well-known games for football.

In the 2013-14 season, the hockey team attracted an average of 2,022 people to the BG Ice Arena, which has a capacity of 5,000 people. The previous two seasons averaged 2,097 and 2,078, showing there might be a consistent hockey fan base at BG. The next two most populated BG sports are men’s and women’s bas-

ketball, both attracting just more than 1,700 people for the 2013-14 home campaign.

However, this season men’s soccer saw a near double in attendance rates. In 2012, men’s soccer averaged 593 people. This season, that number spiked to 1,070 and the Falcons actually had a slightly worse record this season. Last year, the team finished 8-9-3 overall and this season the team went 6-7-6.

The attendance increase could have had something to do with the Falcons playing two well-known Big Ten Conference opponents at Cochrane Field.

The game against the University of Michigan, who was ranked 14 in the nation at the time, brought in 2,273 people. When the Ohio State Buckeyes came to town, a record 3,126 fans attended. That amount was nearly 1,000 more than any other attendance since it has been recorded starting in 1997.

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Students work hard to represent school through sports, commitment KENDRA CLARK IN FOCUS EDITOR

Competition is an important part of our everyday lives.

It is integrated into everything we do, to be the best and ahead of the others. We celebrate victories and the winners condemn the losers.

This In Focus features the role competition plays in the University when it comes to sports. We look at why it is so important for people to compete and how sports affect our school, from the budget to team performance.

Sports are a battle that is celebrated every day. In every cliché movie and book, the football players and other athletes competing in a sport are the popular ones. Why is it like that?

Another part of the section focuses on what it is really like to be a student athlete at the University. Is it all that it is glorified to be? They put in a lot of work to represent our school, and balancing academics and athletics has to be a priority for them.

Another part of sports in our school is who goes to see them play.

Every student has the option to go and watch all the sporting events our athletes compete in, but there are some sports that are more popular than others. Football and hockey are the top two sports, and the numbers for attendance show that.

It just seems to be a part of our culture to compete and celebrate winning. Sports have always been a celebrated part of human history.

Just look at the Olympics to see how important competition is for the world. It is a way to come together and cross boundaries, but at the same time support our own team and build nationalism.

It is used to show just how excellent the human body can be when it is trained and challenged, when athletes push their own bodies to perform better than anyone else.

The thrill of being on top and scoring the goal is one that our students can relate to well. I love watching our athletes compete and represent our school. The commitment that they show to their sport and the students is one that shouldn’t be underestimated.

All I can say is thank you to the athletes for using their talents and putting in hard work to help represent our school and good luck.

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kayla brandts Columnist

Looking around, there are so many smiling faces, so many people that seem to have no worries or fears.

And even in conversations I have, I find myself taking my own problems and struggles and covering them up so it appears that I have my life together when in fact, I’m far from it.

The putting on of these façades is so common. And why is that?

It is common knowledge that this world is full of imperfect people, yet we try so hard to appear like we are simply on our way to perfection.

The problem expands because of its commonality. We compare ourselves and believe the façade those around us put on. It’s a cycle that does not end.

Oftentimes, the reality and pain of our lives isn’t remembered until solitude comes. Solitude scares us, so we play music or watch TV to drown out the loudness that solitude brings.

Solitude, being alone with thoughts, allows inadequacy to sink in. Solitude and silence allow the things in our lives that we are most unhappy about to be noticed.

This type of clarity is unattractive because we are sold this lie that living a truly satisfying life involves reaching a place where everything is “great.”

Our job is going well, we have great friends and little strife, we have found a romantic companion that

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get painted on and we flip the switch on our pre-recorded laughter.”

fits every qualification on our list and we’re healthy and attractive.

The movies we watch, the music we listen to and even the people we admire point us towards this. Pain and sorrow is bad; ease and happy feelings are good.

And because pain and sorrow and hard times are inevitable, they come and with them bring discouragement and shame.

The fake smiles get painted on and we flip the switch on our pre-recorded laughter. The path toward the happy ending is shared by all, although I think the “happy ending” is simply learning to be a greater pretender.

Once we reach and obtain the ingredients, we realize we don’t have the feelings we were supposed to have, and the change that was supposed to come doesn’t.

We remain the same, with the yearning for something greater, and no noise or artificial act can fully drown that out. Maybe for a day or a week, but not for a lifetime.

It is not until we find the thing that truly make us whole that we can stop pretending and start living. Not free from flaws and hard times, but accepting of them.

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Ashley Hardwick COLUMNIST

Recently, after venting about my current state of mind and emotional stress, my friend joked about how my life “is just like a TV show.”

I shook my head in disbelief, and then the neon light flashed on my phone, letting me know I received a new message and catching my attention. It was my best friend.

Nobody truly knows the struggles someone faces every day.

Last year on Oct. 25, 2012, Tia was in a serious car accident. The driver was speeding, ignoring Tia’s wishes to slow down, and lost control of the car and hit a tree.

She remembers being told that help would be on the way.

Tia was in the ICU for quite some time, worried her family every day and defeated every odd set against her.

To save her life, both of her legs had to be amputated. She was unconscious from the medicine and constant surger y, and had no idea what was happening.

When I think about her waking up in a hospital gown, surrounded by her family, confused and wondering why she could no longer feel her lower half, it disgusts me when I hear someone complain about their latest GSW paper, working a fourhour shift or how long the wait was to buy a frappuc-

cino at Starbucks.

When I find myself frustrated because of a Spanish assignment or overwhelmed about the requirements for graduation, I think about my best friend.

I think about the girl I met in eighth grade, how she was my first friend in a new school.

When times were scary for me, she was there.

Now I have to be there for her, too.

A f ter rem i n isci ng about the event, she wanted advice about the approaching court date on April 9, where her and her parents are expected to write a ‘victim statement.’

The driver was never ticketed and will be sentenced on that date.

I cannot even imagine how she must be feeling. I know seeing him in court, along with reading her statement, is going to be tough.

We have a tendency to complain about things that may seem important at the moment, without questioning what others are dealing with.

Of course I have my bad days, stressful moments and endless rants on the phone with my parents, but I think everyone should be more aware of what others are going through.

W hen I look at life through Tia’s perspective, somehow everything changes and I forget about my life completely; suddenly, none of that matters.

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Pettigrew gives strong performance in Raleigh Track and Field team sets many PRs in weekend meet

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Women’s soccer rebuilds, learns to win

By Cameron Teague Robinson Sports Editor

Spring games are usually more about improving on the field as a team instead of the result of the game, but for the women’s soccer team it is the exact opposite.

According to head coach Lindsay Basalyga, the Falcons have to learn how to win before anything.

That is exactly what the Falcons did as they won all five of the games they played Saturday morning in their 6v6 indoor tournament.

“We’ve been working a lot on finding a way to win,” junior Ashley Garr said. “The big stressor for us was finding a way to win and not getting down on ourselves if we are down a goal.”

That again was something they accomplished as they went down a goal in their last game against Owens Community College, but came back to score four goals and win 4-1.

See SOCCER | Page 8 Ashley Garr prepares to make a move in the game against Owens Community College this Saturday. They won all five games they played this weekend.

Falcons to play Rutgers Monday night, looking to stay undefeated at the Stroh Women’s basketball team will host WNIT quarterfinal Monday

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The BG women’s basketball team has advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for the first time in school history.

With their win against Michigan on Thursday, the 30-4 Falcons won yet another bid to host the next round at the Stroh Center.

The Falcons will now face Rutgers University on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Elite Eight of the postseason tournament.

During senior Jill Stein’s post-game press conference following BG’s victory over Michigan, it was announced that the Falcons clinched another home game. Stein said it was an amazing feeling.

“At this point traveling is not something that we really enjoy doing, and we have a really good flow going here, and to know we have that home-court advantage is just phenomenal,” Stein said. “It’s incredible to make a shot or get a stop and just have the crowd roar. Anderson [Arena] was called the ‘House That Roars’ … and I feel like [the Stroh] is there now.”

Prior to the Michigan game, Roos said she told her players and staff to enjoy the atmosphere of hosting a postseason match at home.

“I told the team in the huddle before the game started, I said, ‘listen, I’m going to tell you what to run offensively and I’m going to tell you what to run defensively, but just take a moment and absorb this,’” Roos said. “A lot of college

programs don’t play in front of an atmosphere like this, and we’re fortunate enough to do that.

I told our staff right after the national anthem, ‘hey, this is one reason why you came here— because you wanted to play late in the season and you wanted to play in front of crowds like this,’ and it gave everybody goose bumps.”

The Falcons will get the chance to play in that atmosphere again against Rutgers. Monday marks the first meeting between BG and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have an overall record of 25-9 entering into Monday’s matchup.

Rutgers defeated Seton Hall Thursday 91-79 in double overtime. The team also defeated Delaware and Harvard in earlier rounds of the WNIT to advance to the Elite Eight.

Rutgers, out of the American Athletic Conference, went 16-14 overall in the 2012-13 season. The Scarlet Knights returned eight letter-winners, including two starters, from that team.

The Scarlet Knights rank 343 of the 343 NCAA Division I teams in three-point field goals made per game. Rutgers averages 1.3 triples per game, attempting just 150 and making 43 on the season. In comparison, the Falcons have made 260 total three-pointers to date. BG’s Jillian Halfhill, Deborah Hoekstra and Jasmine Matthews all have over 40 threepointers individually this season.

The winner of the game will face the winner of Sunday’s game between Mississippi State and South Florida.

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The Falcons began their outdoor season similar to how they ended their indoor: with strong performances and new personal records in Raleigh, N.C. Jeanette Pettigrew, Tina Perrine and Kori Reiser all gave great efforts and hit five automatic qualifying marks at the Raleigh Relays, a twoday meet.

Redshirt sophomore Andrea Alt started the meet for the Falcons, competing in the 5000 event. She started the day off by finishing with a 17:20.62, beating her personal best by almost four seconds. Pettigrew started the run for the team as she hit three of the five qualifying marks.

Falcons’ head track and field coach Lou Snelling said Pettigrew felt good about hitting the marks and is ready for the rest of the season.

“She was excited with what she did, and being a fifth year senior she was focused on the event and knows that we have still a long way to go,” Snelling said.

Freshman Makenzie Wheat continued her impressive first year by throwing 46 in the shot put. This placed her in 10th place in the history of the event.

Snelling and the track staff were impressed by her continued progress so far in the season.

“She’s gotten better ... she ended in a pretty impressive spot in the outdoor season and I think she can do the same in the outdoor season,” Snelling said.

The Falcons continued their success on the second day, with Reiser and Perrine hitting two more auto marks in the hammer throw event.

Reiser, in her first collegiate meet, came in first place with a throw of 182-feet-6.

Perrine followed up with a distance of 181-feet-6, coming in second and hitting an auto mark.

Pettigrew also continued her excellent start by setting a new personal best, hitting a time of 23.88 seconds in the 200. This gave the Falcons their

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Baseball team sweeps Northern Illinois Weather forces Falcons to Illinois, top Huskies in double header

By Corey Krupa Reporter

The inclement weather has already forced the BG baseball team to postpone many games this season.

Saturday was no different as their game against Northern Illinois got moved to Sunday afternoon for a doubleheader.

“Mother Nature has not been very kind to us. It is what it is and you have to make adjustments, and we ended up over in Indiana and it was good that we were able to get the games in,” BG baseball coach Danny Schmitz said.

In Sunday’s doubleheader, the Falcons won both games against the Huskies by a score of 4-1 in game one and 7-3 in game two.

The series was played at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind. The Falcons won two out of the three games on the weekend series against the Huskies.

However, in Friday night’s game the Falcons were shut out, losing by a final score of 9-0. Northern Illinois did all of their scoring in three innings. The Huskies scored two runs in the first, three runs in the third and four runs in the ninth inning.

Northern Illinois outhit BG in the game and the Falcons left 11 runners on base. Despite recording eight hits, NIU was aided by seven walks and two hit batters.

The Huskies early scoring knocked Falcon starting pitcher Cody Apthorpe out of the game after 2.2 innings. He allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks.

Falcon pitcher Devin Daugherty pitched a career high 5.2 innings in relief. Daugherty

allowed one run off of a sacrifice fly.

BG shortstop Brian Bien had three of BG’s six hits in the game. He went 3-for-4 on the night.

“Brian is our most consistent player both offensively and defensively. He takes care of his business both on the field and in the classroom,” Schmitz said.

In the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader, BG catcher T.J. Losby recorded two hits and one RBI in the win. Falcon second baseman Logan Walker and outfielder Jesse Rait also recorded an RBI in the game.

BG pitcher Mike Frank pitched seven innings and gave up one hit to record his first win of the season. Ethan McKinney pitched two innings in relief and recorded his third save of the season.

“Mike Frank’s performance was huge; we talked to the seniors yesterday about some things and what we needed to improve on and we talked about him and how he needed to give us a good performance. This was exactly what we needed for the team,” Schmitz said.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Falcon catcher Jeremy Shay and designated hitter Jake Thomas each had two hits and two RBIs to help lead BG to victory. BG infielders Brandon Howard and Logan Thomas also each had two hits in the doubleheader finale.

With the wins on Sunday, BG improves to 8-16 and are now 2-4 in MAC play. NIU now has a record of 4-20-1 so for on the season.

“It’s nice to see the team smile again. We went through a tough streak lately; hopefully this is a nice shot in the arm to get us going,” Schmitz said.

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Falcon sports played well in beginning of Kingston era; now teams look to expand, keep traditions alive within community Compiled by Brett Creamer | Assistant Sports Editor

Bowling Green athletic teams have been on the way to success since the beginning of the 2013 academic school year.

With one Mid-American Conference championship down already, the orange and brown aim for more.

This past summer Chris Kingston was named the 13th athletic director at the University.

“BGSU has a long and fine tradition of supporting our student-athletes and I’m looking forward to working with Chris to expand that tradition and further engage the Bowling

The Falcons have carried their momentum from this past spring, when the baseball team defeated Ball State University in the Mid-American Conference championship game 7-0, earning them a bid in the NCAA Tournament. This was the Falcons’ first championship since the 1999 season under coach Danny Schmitz.

The 2013 baseball team had to fight through much adversity during the course of the season, such as injuries, tough losses and long road trips. However, they kept going.

“You better bring it everyday, because if you don’t you will get it handed to you,” said coach Schmitz.

The Bowling Green ice hockey team championship run fell short this past Friday against Minnesota State.

Since October, the team was on a five-game winning streak heading into the WCHA Final Five.

“We’re learning how to win at the level we want to win at,” said head coach Chris Bergeron.

The Falcons were out for vengeance this season after being defeated by Notre Dame in the second round of the CCHA tournament last year. After splitting the series at two games apiece this season, the Falcons were defeated by Minnesota State 4-0 to end their hopes at advancing into the next round.

Green community,” said President Mary Ellen Mazey.

Since he began his duties on July 15, Kingston has made a direct impact on students and has increased the moral of athletic events on campus.

“Being an avid Bowling Green sports fan, I have seen more excitement from the student body, the local community and alumni. During Kingston’s tenure, I have seen an energy all around that he has a plan to build something great,” said senior Ben Sigler.

With multiple MAC Championships earned recently by the Falcons, athletics seems to be on the rise.

At the end of the 2010 football season Bowling Green had a record of 2-10. Since then, the program has done a complete turnaround. After increasing their record of three wins in each the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the Falcons then found themselves MAC champions in the 2013 season.

Heading into the 2013 MAC championship, the Falcons seemed like a long shot compared to the distinguished Northern Illinois Huskies.

Lynch and the Huskies looked rattled all night and never led the entire game.

With huge support from Falcon fans at Ford Field the orange and brown got a 47-27 victory and their first MAC championship since 1992 season.

Women’s athletics also produce results on the field.

Bowling Green women’s basketball coach Jennifer Roos was named the MAC Coach of the Year this season. During her two-year stay with the Falcons, Roos has posted a 54-15 record.

After a 73-55 loss to Ball State in MAC Tournament the Falcons will head to the women’s quarterfinal round of the WNIT Tournament against Rutgers on Monday night at 7 p.m.

“This team still has the chance to play in the post season… and I am really proud of them,” Roos said.

This is the second straight year the Falcons will be heading to the WNIT.

Falcons volleyball has also had success. After posting a 10-6 conference record this season, they couldn’t assemble to repeat for another MAC championship.

In 2012, Bowling Green volleyball complied an overall record of 22-11 and a MAC championship. On their road to a MAC championship they defeated Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. This was the first time in 21 years that the Falcons returned to the NCAA Tournament, where they were victorious against Yale, but then fell to No. 1 Penn State.

College athletes balance many responsibilities Activities, workouts differ between on, off season for students

By Cassie Sullivan Forum Editor

For junior Jill Stein, basketball is a job.

“Playing our sport is more of a job,” she said. “Obviously, school comes first since we’re student athletes. That time commitment is a huge piece.”

By balancing out schoolwork, practice, studying and games, athletes learn time management and how to work out time commitments in their schedules.

Volleyball player Erica Fullenkamp said her time spent with the team has helped her adapt to the lifestyle she lives.

“Some days are harder than others, but it’s a lifestyle,” Fullenkamp said. “For me ...

[I] kind of grew up having to

balance a lot of things. So it’s a challenge, but when you get accustomed to the lifestyle, it’s manageable.”

By participating in sports and competing while in school, some student athletes are positive and have enjoyed what they have done.

For football player Matt Johnson, the experience has been good.

“You have a bond with the team and you create friendship and brotherhood that will last the rest of your life,” Johnson said. “You’re also mixed in with [other] students.

You might not [have] many other football players in your class, you get to mingle with them and meet new faces.”

For Stein, being involved as a basketball player has taught her life lessons, along with how

to balance her life and what will help later on.

“We have coaches that help keep us on track in school and lots of academic advisers that teach us those necessary time management and organizational skills,” Stein said.

For student athletes, being able to balance a sport, school and other things is a learning experience during both the season and off season.

“Wake up, go to the training room and get treatment on my body if I need it. I go to practice for two, two and a half hours. And usually after practice, you’re rushing to class still sweaty and gross. After that, I go to study tables and then go to bed,” said soccer player Danny

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Chris jones recovers a fumble at the Military Bowl Game on December 27, 2012. Jones, a defensive tackle, graduated from the University in spring 2013 and now plays for the Patriots.

Famous falcons find their wings at University

By Cameron Teague Robinson Sports Editor

To truly be good in one’s sport, one must be competitive and have the drive to be the best and the University has had many athletes and coaches who fit that category, some more than others.

The most recent BG alum to make an impact professionally was Chris Jones, who was drafted by Houston Texans in the sixth round.

After jumping around teams in the off season he landed with the New England Patriots where he recorded 5.0 sacks, which was second amongst all rookies.

Another famous BG alumnus that is not so recent is Nate Thurmond. Thurmond is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Known as “Nate the Great” to fans, he passed on a scholarship to Ohio State

to avoid being Jerry Lucas’ backup. He was named firstteam All-American in 1963 as a Falcon and was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors.

He played for them, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls. He has had his number retired by both the Warriors and the Cavaliers.

Oral Hershiser is the alum who has had the most success after leaving the University, but had a difficult time while in college. He did not pitch enough innings to earn a varsity letter in his freshman and sophomore year as a Falcon.

During his sophomore year he became academically ineligible and was forced to enroll in summer classes to bring his grades up. In his junior year, he pitched a nohitter in the all-MAC All-Star game. He was drafted by the LA Dodgers and won multiple awards including the NL CY Young Award and the World Series MVP in 1988.

Next on the list is kicker

Shaun Suisham, who played with coach Urban Meyer from 2001-2002. Suisham left the University as the all-time leading scorer of the football team with 361 points and broke school records with 45 career field goals and 31 touchbacks. In 2004 he was named Second-Team AllMAC. He competed in Super Bowl XLV with the Steelers but missed a 52 yard field goal in a 31-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He is currently still a part of the Pittsburgh Steelers roster.

Coaches, like players, show their competitiveness on the field but in a different way. Previous Falcon football head coach Doyt Perry meant so much to the football program, they named the football stadium after him. He finished his coaching career at BG with a 77-115 record. He coached the

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Sports are one of the many school experiences students can watch and enjoy. The way the athletic department is able to function is through the revenue they bring in. One of the many ways they can do this is through student fees paid each year through the general fee. Below is a break down of how much student fees make up the athletic budget to pay for the sports our school plays. There are other schools listed that are in the Mid-American Conference to compare.

Bowling Green State University: Revenue: $23.61 Student Fees: $12.40 Expense: $20.70 For Student Aid: $5.44

Ohio University: Revenue: $28.67 Student Fees: $18.32 Expense: $24.40 For Student Aid: $6.67 SUDOKO To play: Complete the grid so that every row, column and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved.

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University of Toledo: Revenue: $23.05 Student Fees: $11.14 Expense: $23.65 For Student Aid: $6.23 Kent State University: Revenue: $26.53 Student Fees: $13.65 Expense: $26.50 For Student Aid: $5.44

Miami University: Revenue: $28.70 Student Fees: $15.05 Expense: $28.92 For Student Aid: $9.93

Students From Page 6 Baraldi about the season.

To Baraldi, the off season is a bit more hectic than during the season. All in the same day, the team lifts, runs and practices.

Fullenkampâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule also changes depending on the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the fall season ... our focus is school and volleyball. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a team understanding that there will be minimal time for personal time,â&#x20AC;?

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Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said that the popularity of the sport has a lot to do with hype. He said sports that are more popular nationally in college sports and in professional sports attract more people.

Some students said gender also plays a role.

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team finished the regular season with an overall record of 27-3 and went 13-0 at the Stroh Center. However, though they finished with a better record

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Fullenkamp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And during the spring season, while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considered the offseason ... weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still required to practice 20 hours a week, lifting and things like that.â&#x20AC;?

An athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day is split up into different parts. As students, they have to attend classes and do homework, but as an athlete, they have to attend practice and lifting.

In order to ensure student athletes have their grades up, they are required to participate in study tables. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incoming freshmen and transfer guys, we require them

to do six hours of study tables a week,â&#x20AC;? said Mike Pechac, academic coordinator for the football team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you grow in years, depending on where you stand academically determines if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue with study tables or move on.â&#x20AC;?

As athletes progress through school and meet GPA requirements set by the NCAA, athletes can set their own study table hours and are not monitored by someone else. They do what other students do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learning Commons is one of the best things in all of the years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in college ath-

than the hockey team, hockey still averaged a much higher attendance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think gender comes into play definitely,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports definitely get like an unfair advantage over womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports.â&#x20AC;?

Harrison said how the team is doing does not affect whether or not he shows up to the BG Ice Arena for a game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think having school spirit is important so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to go whether or not theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like winning or losing because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fun to go to,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re winning thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a plus.â&#x20AC;?

However, students like

junior Maddie Cooley said how well the team is doing has a large impact on whether or not she goes to watch her favorite team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun when teams are winning because you want to go to the games obviously,â&#x20AC;? Cooley said.

Having a successful team makes BG fans more excited, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see more people wearing brown and orange when the teams on campus are winning,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People like to win and when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your team, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invested so if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re winning, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re winning.â&#x20AC;?

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By teaching student athletes about time management and how to balance school and sports, students know what they should be doing in order to keep their grades up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You gotta understand that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for football and a time for studying. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overdo one because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get behind in the other,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to learn to balance your time and manage it, and you learn how to do it your freshman year, so from your sophomore year and on, you get into a rhythm.â&#x20AC;?

Falcons to five Mid-American Conference Championships and one small college national championship in 1959. He was also the backfield coach at Ohio State where he was on the same coaching staff as Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler.

Competitiveness can come from on the field or from the sidelines like Doyt Perry but the University has many connections to competitive people in sports. These are only the names of five people who show how far being a competitive Falcon can get you, but there are plenty of others that could be named on any other list.

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Jessica Creech takes a shot in the game Saturday morning against Owens Community College.

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The Falcons played Owens Community College, two teams from The University of Findlay and two teams from Tiffin University. Although they only have 10 players on the roster they ended the tournament with a goal differential of 20 scoring 26 goals and only giving up six.

“This is a really good opportunity for the players to get a lot of touches on the ball,” Basalyga said. “There are a lot of moments to make decisions that you don’t see in an 11v11 game.”

After the 2013 season the Falcons lost six seniors including captains Jenny Fowler and Alyssa Carmack to graduation.

This offseason they have had to find new leaders within the program which was difficult in the first few weeks, Basalyga said. Ashley Garr, Sydney Huth and Kylie Briem have stepped up and taken on those leadership roles for the Falcons.

TRACK From Page 5 fifth auto mark in the meet.

The team only had seven players earn auto marks in the 2013 outdoor season.

As a whole, Snelling said he was proud of the results that the team produced.

“It’s been a big change for me because there were such strong roles in the senior class last fall,” Garr said. “So I have really had to step up and take a leadership role that I’m not used to. I have really enjoyed stepping up and changing the type of leader I have had to be.”

With the Falcons in a rebuilding time, they also have seen ten players walk away from the program over the last year because it was not what they wanted. The coaching staff has worked on selling this roster on why they should be a part of this program.

“It wasn’t right for them and that’s okay,” Basalyga said. “Rebuilding a program is a difficult task so they have watched some players walk away … seeing that, I think, has made them realize more why they want to be a part of this program.”

Rebuilding processes don’t happen over night and they do not happen with coaching staffs who continue to do the same thing. This staff has

worked through this process in creative ways by making every practice session competitive even in ways that aren’t soccer specific.

“Winning is a habit and unfortunately that hasn’t been a habit of BG women’s soccer… I think it is just about finding confidence,” Basalyga said. “Winning is a mentality but every day we are putting pressure on the players on how to win, handle a lead, how to comeback and how to win the next game.”

The Falcons took a step forward this weekend in winning all five of their games but the spring season is just beginning as they will play Capital University, Concordia University [Michigan] and Northwestern Ohio April 5 at 10 a.m.

“This is something they will look back on ten years from now and say ‘I was there when it was tough,’” Basalyga said.

“There is no other athlete on campus that is going through the experience that these ten players are going through.”

“We had a lot of positives on the meet as a whole,” he said.

Snelling also said that despite being early in the season, they’re looking more toward the MAC championship and being prepared for the championship meet in the end.

“It’s a little bit more about what we have to do to get

ready for the end of the year,” Snelling said. “The big picture is we’re training at a pretty high level and getting ready for the outdoor MAC championship.”

The Falcons’ next meet will be on Saturday, when they will compete in the Ohio Cherry Blossom Invitational in Athens, Ohio.

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