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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
VOLUME 92, ISSUE 52
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Local venues to host ‘Red Wanting Blue,’ other acts By Geoff Burns Reporter
As the spring semester begins, students can look forward to local concerts and events at ClaZel and Howard’s Club H starting as early as next week. Bands such as Red Wanting Blue, Luke James and the Thieves and 21 Pilots will be performing at Howard’s Club
H, while Konkrete Jungle and other events will take place at Cla-Zel. Broc Curry, president of Innovation Concerts in Toledo, is bringing Red Wanting Blue to Howard’s Club H in February. Curry was also in charge of bringing acts such as Motion City Soundtrack and Sleigh Bells to the Cla-Zel in the fall. “[The] Red Wanting Blue
show will most likely sell out Howard’s Club H,” Curry said. “I don’t have anything coming up right now that’s booked, but hopefully we’ll have little things coming up at Howard’s in the spring.” Banan Alkilani, general manager at Cla-Zel, said Konkrete Jungle is going to continue the last Thursday of every month and the venue is going to keep
hosting its own concerts. A new event Cla-Zel will be hosting is Brew and View, where people can watch three to four movies for free every Thursday. Cla-Zel is also going to keep hosting some musical events with the College of Musical Arts, Alkilani said. “As far as the movies, we’ll be showing old and new movies, just basic movies that are avail-
keep it clean or pay some green
able on DVD. On these nights, there won’t be music or anything, just movies.” Jeremy Lublin, in charge of marketing and promoting at Headliners in Toledo, said he wants to get some bands booked to play at Howard’s Club H or Cla-Zel for March and April, but
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City Code Enforcement officers enforce ordinances, work with residents By Danae King Campus Editor
To students and community members, the presence of snow on sidewalks may just seem like a nuisance, but to city officials, it’s an ordinance and it’s Code Enforcement Officer Jason Westgate’s job to uphold it. It’s a city ordinance that residents have to keep the sidewalk in front of their residence shoveled, Westgate said. Code enforcement goes out 24 hours after it stops snowing to make sure residents are abiding by the ordinance, Westgate said. Abagail Van Vlerah, a graduate student, said she and her roommates try to make sure they have someone to clear their sidewalks when it snows. Even though she and her roommates make sure to clear the sidewalk in front of her house, she said she thinks the sidewalks are too snowy and dangerous in front of other houses.
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Scattering rubbish on walkway FINE: $75
Owner to maintain premises free of litter FINE: $75
Snow and ice removal FINE: $75
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East Side Neighborhood Association focuses on better communication with renters By Christopher Brown Reporter
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NICK BACA, doctoral student in English, purchases books for his classes at the University bookstore.
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In the summer of 2007, a group of residents were having a gettogether when a comment was made about why it couldn’t be quiet in the city year-round. Shortly after, the East Side Neighborhood Association was created, a group that aims to improve the quality of living for east-side residents and foster good relationships with off-campus students, said Rose Hess, president of the group. The group currently has about 160 members and is guided by four areas of focus: students, landlords, the city and the University, Hess said. The ESNA’s main goal is to deal with students and rental properties, but doesn’t mean they dis-
like students and are out to get them, she said. At the beginning of the annual fall semester group volunteers go door-knocking and pass out a flyer that welcomes students to the neighborhood and has a list of guidelines. The University brings a large amount of students to town, some who decide to live offcampus and rent apartments or houses and some who host large parties. “We’re not saying you can’t have parties; we’re saying you can’t have nuisance parties,” she said. There are no problems with most students, but every year there are a few who refuse to change and communicate, Hess said. On a couple of
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occasions, the city prosecutor and police chief have been involved, she said. “The majority of the kids are fine — we’re talking about a sour batch of bad apples,” Hess said. Derrick Woodward, a junior who lives off-campus, said he understands each group’s viewpoint. Residents who live by the University have to expect to deal with students, but everyone has a right to live in peace, he said. The group’s other two areas of focus are the city and the University and it has members who represent both, Hess said. The group gives citizens a way to address issues in the community and at the same time improve
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WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL SAFE IN BOWLING GREEN? “Big men.” Kelly Kreger Freshman, 2-D Art