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Friday, February 20, 2015
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 68
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USG Senatorsat-large announce candidacy Undergraduate Student Government senators see wasted potential By Will Channell Managing Editor
Final Chorus Carol Hayward, director of the Falcon Marching Band speaks in annual “Last Lecture” series
By Natasha Ivery Reporter
Thursday night, the old slogan ‘once a falcon, always a falcon’ has never rang more true, as the BGSU Mortar Board hosted the annual “Last Lecture Series.” In the series they pick a professor or faculty member who is retiring and give them the opportunity to give one final lecture on whatever subject they choose. “We had the honor of choosing Dr. Carol Hayward, director of the Falcon Marching Band as our last lecturer,” said senior Katherine Hickey, president of the BGSU Mortar Board, which is the National Senior Honor Society. “I knew she’d be excellent and we are honored to hear her last lecture.” Standing at the podium of the Union theater, Dr. Hayward began her lecture explaining how honored and excited she was to give her last lecture and commenting on the amount of band students that were there. Dr. Hayward began her presentation by giving an overview of her childhood and what led her to band and instruments. “I loved to sing, I began in fourth grade as the little blue angel in choir. Can’t you see my halo?” she said jokingly. She ultimately decided she wanted to be a band director at a young age. She described how her professor said she couldn’t be a band director, but she pushed forward. She met her husband on a band trip her junior year of college, and after she graduated she landed her first job as a middle school band teacher. Showing a turtle meme to
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When Undergraduate Student Government [USG] senators-at-large Trenten Grohe and Kaylee Meade look at the University’s student government senate, they see wasted potential. “We see a very inactive senate right now,” Grohe said. “What are we seeing to actually benefit the BGSU community as whole?” Not a lot, Grohe said. Grohe and Meade recently announced their candidacy for President and Vice President, respectively, of USG. This school year, USG has passed two resolutions and a few amendments to student government bylaws. Grohe and Meade said they believe this to be a small amount of activity given the government’s role of representing University students. “Kaylee and I both looked at each other and said, ‘how can we go back to the drawing board to make USG more accessible to not only students, but to administrative staff also,’” Grohe said. Grohe cited a recent example when Senator Edward Vaughn voiced concerns about the lack of a multicultural lounge, or an inherently inclusive space for minority groups to study. “That’s fine when Vaughn comes and proposes that to USG and talks about the concerns, but where’s the follow up action on that?,” Grohe said. “Where are we breaking out to our committee and saying, ‘let’s explore this.’” The Grohe/Meade platform is built on what they call “Straight A’s for BGSU,” or a list of concepts both want to focus on that all start with the letter A. These concepts are Academics, Acceptance, Atmosphere, Accountability and Accessibility. Much of this platform deals not only with increasing USG effectiveness, but also fostering diversity and spreading awareness of student academic services. The full rundown of the Straight As for BGSU is available online at bgnews.com. “We’ve already started going to different organizations,” Meade said.
CAROL HAYWARD gives her last lecture before retiring as BGSU Marching Band director.
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University employees, panelists discuss effects of race on raising sons SHOW YOUR TALENT By Natasha Ivery Reporter
Lots of events happen at the University to celebrate Black History Month. Wednesday, the Brown Bag Lunch series in Hanna Hall hosted a special discussion in the series to do just that. This week’s Brown Bag Discussion Series was “Somebody’s Son … My Son: Mothering African-American Boys” and was a continuation in the University’s campus-wide celebration and dialogue of Black History Month. The discussion was also a precursor for the visit of Oscar Grant’s mother, Rev. Wanda Grant, to the University next Tuesday for a screening of “Fruitvale Station,” a movie based on the life and death of
“How do we address the apparatus structure of the law enforement? A lot of it is obstruction.” Lacretia Dobbins| TRIO emplyee
Oscar Grant, a young man who was fatally shot by police. The event was facilitated by three African-American women who are all employees at the University: Kesha Taylor, employee at the Career Center and mother of two boys; Emily Monago, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and mother of a high school-age son; and Terrie Cook, a TRIO Office administrative who’s also the mother of a high school-age son. The discussion started off
FALCONS’ SHOTS DON’T FALL Poor shooting plagued the BG men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. While Richaun Holmes was effective, the rest of the team struggled en route to a 67-56 loss to Miami. | PAGE 6
with the panel facilitators introducing themselves and their sons, discussing where they attend school and their sons’ personalities and backgrounds. The dialogue then shifted into a PowerPoint presentation concerning cases of police brutality against African-American men and boys. The discussion then shifted to a more open dialogue about police brutality and young men. “How do we address the apparatus structure of the law enforcement? A lot of it is obstruction,” said Lacretia Dobbins, a native of Toledo and TRIO program employee. The group talked about how they prepare their sons whenever they get ready to leave the
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ALEXANDRIA WHITE performs “Amazing Grace” during the Queens of Color’s annual talent showcase held Thursday.
USING ANONYMOUS SOURCES Jon Stinchcomb discusses the damaging affects of anonymous sources used in NFL reporting. This anonymity creates a bad image for the NFL and makes the sources look like attention geters | PAGE 5
WHAT WOULD YOUR REACTION BE IF YOU MET SOMEONE WITH YOUR NAME? “Yes, I’ve finally found you, I’ve been following you for years.”” Jordan Marsman Senior, Communications