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Comedian Gabriel Iglesias is performing at the Stroh Center on March 30. Check out the brief in Pulse. | Page 3
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Volume 93, Issue 74
Partnership takes aviation program to new heights
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Contract charges private company with flight instruction, new hangar By Aimee Hancock Reporter
The University’s aviation department has joined a new partnership with North Star Aviation, Inc. Beginning in fall, North Star Aviation Inc. will provide flight instruction to aviation students and will operate and own the training department at the Bowling Green Flight Center. In addition, the Flight Center will build a new hangar and classroom space. The University will continue to oversee the program. The change has been in the planning stage for over
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CAMPUS
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Air Force ROTC to host other detachments for weekend conference
The University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 620 will be hosting its first co-detachment conference March 22 to collaborate on ideas for improving the program. “The vision is to bring together Air Force ROTC detachments from across the region to exchange ideas, best practices and curriculum content,” said USAF Capt. Christopher M. Sparkes in an email. Air Force ROTC, or Reserve Officer Training Corps, is a two or four-year program offered across the country at various universities, and lead by active-duty Air Force officers. Upon completion, the young adults enter the Air Force as an officer themselves after being prepared in leadership studies and combat technique. Ohio University Detachment 650 will be the visiting organization at the conference. Together with the University’s program, they will collaborate on ideas and learn from each other different approaches and methods. The program is also in the process of developing a web-based archive that will be “accessible to any Air Force ROTC program that wishes to gain insight of different detachment approaches,” said Victoria Boon, an AS100 Cadet in charge of public affairs in an email. Topics in the forum will include fundraising, morale, physical training, community service and “unique leadership laboratory lessons.” The six hour conference will not only be discussion, but also a way to “allow the cadets to network with students from other universities,” Sparkes said. Boon explained that the event would be carried out with competitive but friendly games of basketball and ultimate Frisbee. The games are an “exciting way to promote physical fitness, competitiveness, esprit de corps and teamwork,” Sparkes said. Detachment 620 plans to hold another conference at the University next spring, in hopes of it growing and expanding and in effect bettering the Air Force ROTC program nationally.
Students who travel to party spots for spring break should be aware of STI risks associated with alcohol, sex By Aimee Hancock Reporter
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ach year thousands of college students flock to popular vacation destinations during their spring break from school. While these trips are meant to be fun and worry-free, some students may overlook the risks that are often associated with the carefree retreats. Some of the more popular destinations include Panama City Beach, Fla. and Cancun, Mexico.
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QUICK FACTS
50 percent of all new cases of STIs each year effect those between the ages of 15-24
70 percent of gonnorrhea cases effect people ages 15-24
63 percent of chlamydia cases effect people ages 15-24
49 percent of HPV cases effect people ages 15-24
*numbers according to a 2013 report released by the Centers for Disease Control
Black history subject of high school, middle school assembly
PIE IN THE FACE
University students, faculty have role in many of day’s events By Amirah Adams Reporter
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Plastic Shatners perform the game ‘Shakespeare’ in front of an audience in Olscamp on Thursday night.
Another Championship The women’s basketball team defeated Miami University 73-56 claiming the MAC East Championship in the process. They will play Akron University Saturday afternoon. | PAGE 5
Black History month may be over, but the teachings of black history go far beyond the month of February. The Bowling Green Middle and High School’s Black Culture Club will host its fifth Black History assembly tomorrow morning. Sheila Brown, associate director of Multicultural Affairs, started the Black Culture Club in 2009. “My son ca me home one day a nd ta l ked about how i n sen sit ive a nd ig nor a nt some of his classmates were,”
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Brow n said. “They were using racia l slurs, not being inclusive and there was def initely some discrimination.” Brown also had a son attending the middle school at the time, which is why the club involves both schools. “Something didn’t sit right with me,” Brown said. “So I expressed my concerns.” Brown pitched the idea of creating a program for both the middle school and the high school that would celebrate black history. The first assembly was held in the high school’s gym and lasted 20 to 25 minutes. “We tried to incorporate
things that students would enjoy,” Brown said. “We made it more entertaining as well as educational.” The assembly was featured in the BG School Spirit Magazine last year. Brown and the students in the club spend months planning the assembly. Students from the University tend to have a role in the program as well. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity has taught the students their steps for their step show for the past three years. Senior Mikey “Rosco” Blair, will be performing an origi-
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What are your spring break plans?
Faculty columnist Julie Haught talks about students who are using their phones in class and how they are not sneaky about it. Haught also talks about how students are distracted. | PAGE 4
“I plan on doing a lot of sleeping, hang out with my sister, eat some real food, catch up on the Walking Dead, hit the gym, and not work.” Sophie Uhl Freshman, Exercise Science
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