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BLACK HISTORY ASSEMBLY Bowling Green Middle School hosts Black History Month Assembly for students. Read what the University and high school did to help on Page 2.
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Monday, February 16, 2015
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 66
Dance Marathon hosts fundraiser 20k1Day raises money for Mercy Children’s Hospital By Meg Kraft Reporter
Bowling Green Dance Marathon [BGDM] set out to raise $20,000 with a fundraising campaign from 10 p.m. Feb. 11 to 10 p.m. Feb. 12. “20K1Day” was successful and ultimately surpassed the original goal with a total of $28,270. The donations were raised through individual fundraising, classroom change challenges and spreading campuswide awareness. High schools, parents, friends, family and alumni assisted volunteers with the fundraising. Senior Alison Doughty, director of BGDM, said the challenge was created in honor of BGDM’s 20th anniversary. “We decided it would be a great challenge for us,” she said. “We had never done anything like that before and we decided if we’re gonna go for it, we’re gonna go big.” Doughty said the money raised in 20K1Day will be added to the grand total of BGDM, which is donated to Mercy’s Children Hospital in Toledo. T he donat ions specif ica lly benef it Miracle Families, a program that provides care for children with medical needs. “All this money goes directly towards Mercy Hospital and ensures that no family is turned away because of their inability to pay for a treatment,” Doughty said. The “20K” was raised and surpassed, but why put a deadline on the fundraiser? “We did it because we love a challenge,” Doughty said. “Sometimes a time limit helps generate donations and we wanted to show the world that we can thrive under the pressure.”
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Fighting Crime Online
Online criminal justice program rated 17 out of 46 in nation by U.S. News By Meg Kraft Reporter
The University’s master’s of criminal justice online program was ranked nationally at number 17 in the Best Online Criminal Justice Programs by U.S. News & World Report. The program covers various areas of criminal justice including crime law, crime prevention, juvenile justice, police organizations and victimology. Melissa Burek, graduate coordinator of the criminal justice program, explained the criteria considered for national ranking. “Programs are ranked based on selectivity in admissions, credentials of the faculty in the program, student support services offered to students, student engagement and peer reputation,” she said. U.S. News selected the ranking indicators to assess each program and produce the overall scores. Burek said that number 17 is a sound ranking. “We are very pleased that our program was ranked in the top 20 in the first edition of the Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice programs by U.S. News & World Report,” she said. Overall, 46 programs were ranked. The University’s graduate program, which combines students from online and on-campus programs, enrolls 21 students.
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Apple Outlet offers repairs, sales
TWEETS MEETS THE STREETS
Owner opening more stores in city for residents to buy products By Nikita Lewis Reporter
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JUSTIN WEDES, an organizer for the Detriot Water Brigade, speaks at a social media workshop called Where the Tweets Meet the Streets.
HOCKEY TEAM SPLITS WEEKEND The BG hockey team split its road series against Ferris State over the weekend after seeping them at home last 18-7-5 overall on the season. | PAGE 6
Residents in Bowling Green no longer have to travel out of town in order to fix their Apple products. The Apple Outlet offers a large variety of MacBooks, iPads and iPhones for sale on sites like Craigslist and eBay. The Apple Outlet has expanded to two locations and is opening another location in Bowling Green. “We have our main location in BG and a second store in Findlay, Ohio,” Michael Oberdick, founder of the Apple Outlet, said. “We also are opening a store to do the exact same thing we do except for Windows PCs
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Columnist Geoff Howes talks about how Bowling Green and the surrounding cities are full of history and interesting facts. He says that, if you dig deeper into your town’s history, you’ll find something fascinating. | PAGE 4
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directly next door in BG called Computer Wholesale.” Oberdick founded the Apple Outlet in 2013 as a small reseller of pre-owned Apple laptops on eBay. “Apple Outlet started from buying broken and used devices on eBay out of my bedroom in 2013,” Oberdick said. “After a few months, I had started making connections to buy off lease bulk Apple laptops and things took off from there.” Currently, the Apple Outlet also sells iPhone and iPads. Oberdick has an extensive background in Apple products and software.
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WHAT WILL YOU DO TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH? “I just appreciate how far our country’s come.” Erick Collier Freshman, Fine Arts 2D Studies