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ART GALLERY Students showcased their artwork in the Undergraduate Art Exhibition. See a photo spread of the people and the creations on Page 5.
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SIC SIC SE Monday, February 9, 2015
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 63
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School spirit members revealed during hockey game, share experience of secrecy By Cherise Thomas Reporter
Two members of the University spirit group SIC SIC were unmasked Saturday during the hockey game’s second intermission. Lady Liberty and Arnold Schwarzenegger [Arnie] were revealed as senior students Chani Fordyce, an Individualized Studies major, and Kyle Jacob, who double majors in Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics and Intelligence. “SIC SIC isn’t like anything else,” Fordyce said. “There’s no way you can do it for the recognition.” Her goal was to instill positivity and radiate the spirit of BG and to give back to the University, she said. Much like Fordyce, Jacob wanted to make a mark of positivity and he wanted to make the group better than it originally was. Jacob’s roommate had no clue that he was a SIC SIC member, he said. “The coolest thing, for me, was that no one knew it was me.” Jacob said. Everything about their lives became a secret, including their friendship and family-like atmosphere between the SIC SIC members. Fordyce enjoyed forging friendships with the other SIC SIC members and considers them her best friends and five of the best people she knows.
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Student uses pet pig for fundraiser, creates hashtag, Facebook group
QUILTS TELLING A STORY
Senior utilizes Stanley to combat depression, anxiety through care, compassion By Natasha Ivery Reporter
ONE OF the quilts made through the Lynch Quilts Project, which explores different perspectives of racial violence.
HOCKEY TEAM SWEEPS WEEKEND The BG hockey team swept Ferris State at the BGSU Ice Arena over the weekend. Winning each game by one goal, the falcons improved their record to 17-6-5. | PAGE 6
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OFFENSIVE MUSIC
Usually when people think of having a pet, they think of cats and dogs. But for one University student, her best friend just happens to be a pig. Stanley the Pig, to be exact. Amey Hewitt, senior construction management major and Alumni Laureate Scholar, owns a five month old pig named Stanley that she bought from a farm in Rockford, Michigan. They live together in an apartment off campus. “I’ve always wanted a pig, so I got Stanley as an Emotional Service Pet, because I struggle with depression and anxiety,” Hewitt said. “It helps me out a lot.” Last semester, Hewitt had to come up with a fundraiser for her organization, the Alumni Laureate Scholars [ALS]. The program is privately funded by alumni and is very competitive, offering scholars full tuition at the University. “We separated into committees and with me being on social service, I had to come up with a cam-
Columnist Abigail Kruse says that, these days, people look for offensive messages in music. She says that people should try not to read so much into certain songs. | PAGE 4
pus fundraiser. The first two weeks I had Stanley, people freaked out and in 15 minutes 60 people took pictures with him,” Hewitt said. “I joked that I should start charging.” Thus, Selfies with Stanley was born. Students could pay money to take a selfie with Stanley in a Christmas card style, complete with elf ears and Santa hats. “It was huge,” Hewitt said. “We had it Nov. 19 and 21 in the Education building with Christmas decorations. Students were dropping off five and ten and 20 dollar bills, it was crazy.” From college students alone, Hewitt raised $300, and with donations from home the grand total came to $1200. “The amount and process was insane,” Hewitt said. “Since Stanley isn’t allowed in the Union because of food, my roommate is an education major so I called buildings and she helped me out, so we set up in the education building for two hours worth of photos. We made a Facebook group with
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IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF SIC SIC, WHO WOULD YOU DRESS UP AS? “Olaf.” Emily Asher Junior, Inclusive Early Childhood Ed.