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Spring break agenda
March 2, 2007 Volume 101, Issue 113 WWW.BGNEWS.COM
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Planning on Staying fit? The Student Recreation Center has limited hours:
• Flex Funds are relaxed over spring break. Students will be able to satisfy their cravings at the following on-campus eating facilities: • Chily’s Express - Open Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 6 p.m. • Falcon’s Nest - Open Monday, March 5 to Friday, March 9 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open Saturday, March 10 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Starbucks - Open Monday, March 5 to Friday, March 9 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Spring break is here. University students will be traveling across the globe to Panama City, Cancun, England and France. Other students may not be so lucky and will be spending spring break in Bowling Green, Ohio. But these students will have plenty to enjoy during spring break around town. The majority of campus will close its doors for spring break. There are a few places to find familiar faces.
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• Friday, March 2: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Saturday and Sunday: Closed • Monday - Thursday: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Friday, March 9: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Saturday, March 10: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. • Sunday, March 11: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Source: Student Recreation Center
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•Howard’s Club H provides the town with musical entertainment over spring break. • Tonight - Dying to Know • Saturday - Thunderbirds are Now! and The Press Gang • Wednesday, March 7- Amazing Bands from China - Rebuilding the Rights of Statues & China Lonely Day • Thursday, March 8 - Resonant Soul with Zelazowa • Friday, March 9 - Rediscover with Ambers Diary, Four Years Strong • Saturday, March 10 - The Welders. Source: Howardsclubh.com
University students, faculty discuss campus diversity, equality at forum
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Diversity is everywhere. Or is it? This was one of the topics discussed at last night’s event, “Diversity 101: Is BGSU Taking the Road to Equality and Diversity?” The event allowed students to discuss some of the issues they believe are missing from the classes on campus. According to Carl Henderson, moderator of the discussion, the goals of the event included raising awareness and understanding for students of cultural
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backgrounds that aren’t familiar to some students on campus. Participants in the discussion talked about their own experiences in the lack of cultural diversity they feel is evident on campus. Some said students and faculty members have the opportunity to learn about different cultures but rarely take the opportunity to do so. Jake Gallardo, president and founder of the Student’s Initiative for Global Competitiveness, asked audience members if they’d ever heard about the University’s diversity statement.
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TODAY PM Rain/ Snow/ Wind High: 38, Low: 26
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University Dining Services and Gordon Food Service filled students’ stomachs and warmed them up to spring break by throwing a food sampling luau. Last night in the Union Multipurpose room, each novice food connoisseur received a plate for sampling, a page of stickers to cast votes for their favorite items and a lei so they didn’t stand out amongst the plastic palm trees. Gail Finan, director of dining services, said the best way to provide students with what they want is to let them choose the items they would like to eat.
Most Popular Items ■ Pepperoni Bosco Sticks ■ Maui Munchers Shrimp ■ Fried Green Beans ■ Jet Tea Smoothies ■ Peach Blackberry Pie ■ Fried Cheesecake ■ Brew City Cheese Pints ■ Wheat Pretzel Sticks ■ Flame Roasted Pineapple ■ Mini Hot Wings
“We will be able to see very quickly what students want by looking at the stickers,” she said. “Next year we will look at some of those items and make them available on campus.”
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Only four audience members raised their hands. Mohammad Dadfar, an associate professor of computer science at the University, said people have their own impressions about a person’s background or culture. He recalled being asked by a man who heard he was from Tehran if he had ever gone on a camel ride. “Sir, the only camel I have ever seen was in a zoo,” Dadfar told the man. Those at the discussion said the campus still has a long way
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to go in improving its cultural diversity. Several people at the meeting made the point that several people come to BGSU having not been exposed to a wide variety of cultures.
Source: BGSU Dining Services
• There is more to do in Bowling Green than watch the snow melt. Watch a game, play a sport, see a movie or listen to a band around town during spring break. • The Ice Arena won’t warm students up, but can provide people with cheap fun. Cheap skate is only $2.50 or $1 for children 3 and under. Public skate is open to the whole community, BGSU students $2, children 3 and under $1, children 4-12 $3 and adults 13 and up $3.50. Source: BGSU Ice Arena
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Students value aid awarded The University has more than $18 million in scholarships to give away annually and as a result, BGSU students have a large amount of scholarships to choose from. Some scholarships require a committee of people to decide who should receive the money, while others just have a simple form to fill out. Suzanna Dally, a recent graduate, was awarded the John R. Davidson scholarship by filling out a single form. “I was in contact with a Student Financial Aid representative and found out that I could fill out one form that would act as an application for different scholarships at once,” Dally said. Right now in the Student Financial Aid office there is a form with 30 scholarships on one application, said Norm Bedford, associate director of operations for SFA. It is called the Foundation Application, and the deadline is April 30. “From a volume perspective, the foundation scholarship is the largest, we usually get about 900 to 1,000 applications a year,” Bedford said. He said it is easy for students to determine what they are eligible for. If they go to the SFA Web site and put in their GPA or major, the scholarships that fit will come up, Bedford said. If a donor puts special requirements on a scholarship, such as GPA, major or high financial need, it is SFA’s job to filter through and pull out the top students that meet that criteria, said Robin Belleville, assistant director of scholarships. David Jackson who sits on the board of the Frazier Reems Public Affairs Fellowship Scholarship said when students apply he looks at what they have done so far and what the are planning to do in the future. “[The Frazier Reems] scholarship is for students interested in public service such as teaching, lawyers and journalists,” he said. Jackson said he has gotten to meet some great students, and the Reems family is great for donating the amount of money they do. While the majority of scholarships appeal to all college students, some just target incoming freshman. Dana Norton, senior, said she won a scholarship to come here based on her PSAT and SAT scores alone. “I won the National Merit Scholarship because of my scores. I didn’t have to apply for anything,” Norton said. The National Merit Scholarship is a four-year scholarship that pays for everything from tuition, fees and room and board. “Five schools that contacted me also gave me full rides to them, but BGSU was the closest to home for me,” she said. For students in a particular profession, there is often a national
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“Sir, the only camel I have ever seen was in a zoo.” Mohammad Dadfur | Professor
Honors students’ learning community expands for better connection with faculty By Kelly Metz Reporter
Thanks to the new Honors Learning Community started fall semester, honors students now have the chance to experience intellectual opportunities outside the classroom. More than 300 honors students in Harshman-Dunbar have the chance to live and take classes with their peers, something they have not done before and are excited about. “One of the main goals of starting this community was to provide a setting where Honors students can feel a sense of community while striving academically,” said Jodi Devine, asso-
ciate director for the Honors Learning Community. Before this year, honors living was only a part of theme housing, and there was no connection between the students and the faculty members, Devine said. She said she hopes this will hopefully change with the addition of faculty offices in the residence hall. “By putting these offices here, students have more interaction and can build better relationships,” Devine said. “Because of access to the offices, faculty can give better academic advice, help students in career building and aid in other issues related to academic develop-
ment.” Sophomore honors student Katrina Barton also believes that having more accessible offices will build a community and be much easier for students to have problems solved. “By starting this community, the faculty members are trying to build something greater within the program,” Barton said. “Although I am not living there, I will have the opportunity to still come to them with my questions and know that they will all be there at once.” Some other students, such as president of Honors Student Association Jaime Hannan
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