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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
VOLUME 93, ISSUE 104
City council continues to discuss gun ordinance
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Members unable to reach agreement By Seth Weber Web Editor
Continuing with the theme of last city council meeting, last night’s meeting discussed the topic of guns. City resident Laura Sanchez lobbied for city council to take some form of action against the state statute allowing guns in city parks. “A public good that we care about is being taken away,” she said. The idea of simply ignoring the state law was brought up by at-large council member Sandy Rowland. She said other city laws are in conflict with state laws and haven’t been changed. At-large council member Robert McComber showed concern with this proposition. He said it could create problems for police officers trying to enforce the laws in that enforcing the city law could come into conflict with citizens who follow the state law. “What’s a police officer supposed to do if they come across this issue?” McComber said. “I think one of the most important jobs [city council has] is … to put our professional employees in a place where they can be successful.” First ward council member Daniel Gordon said a possible reason for keeping the ordinance is to uphold community values. Although this could be a motive for keeping the city ordinance, at-large council member Bruce Jeffers did not agree with it. He said it seems to be clear to most that the city does not agree with the state statute, and it doesn’t need to take such an action to show it doesn’t. “We don’t need to prove to people that we don’t support this,” he said. “We shouldn’t keep the ordinance to make a political point.” McComber agreed and said the city could pass a resolution stating the city doesn’t agree with the statute. Also at council: •Mayor Edwards announced that city planning director Heather Saylor will be going to Montana to represent the city at a Not In Our Town conference. He said the city is known as a “gold star city.” “This is a rea l feat her in our cit y’s cap,” Edwards said. •The city will be celebrating independence day July 3 west of the University football stadium. The event starts at 8 p.m. and fireworks will commence at dusk. •Work will begin on sidewalks on the 100 block of South Summit Street, said Municipal Administrator John Fawcett. •The Classics on Main Car Show will be hosted July 12, said Barbara Ruland, executive director of downtown.
TRAINING IN PROGRESS
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building a successful record store
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In 1971, a 19-year-old and ambitious Greg Halamay sought out to start his own business. Although he didn’t know it at the time, Finders Records, a business that he started on a whim, would soon grow into a 42-year-long career of hard work, dedication and an uncanny love for music. Originally from Akron, OH, Halamay spent his youth engulfed in the retail record industry. He spent much of his high school years working in a warehouse for his father, a musician and heavy participant in radio promotion and sales.
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University Works to Make Campus Greener
Student Green Fund and Chartwells money funds Green Roof at Oaks Dining Hall By Brittany Bauer Reporter
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DEPUTIES PERFORM a tactical entry into the Delta Gamma house during a training
The Oaks Dining Hall is offering Green Roof tours at the University to continue to promote an environment-friendly campus. Campus Sustainability Assistant Lance Kruse helped to install the Green Roof and currently gives the tours. The Green Roof feature of The Oaks is located above Dunkin’ Donuts and became the first dining hall in Ohio to have one upon its installation in 2011, according to Kruse. Kruse also said that the Student Green Fund paid for half of the
project and Chartwells paid for the other half. Over 300 people attended a Green Roof tour last summer, according to Kruse. They were mostly faculty and staff members from various departments across campus such as the library and construction management. However, other groups such as sixth graders from the Falcon Millionaire day camp also participated in the tour. The objective of the camp is to educate children on money management and business skills. The Green Roof tour for this group was designed to show the children ways to conduct business in an environment-friendly manner,
according to Kruse. Tours are free of charge and can be arranged by emailing greenbg@ bgsu.edu. The tours can accommodate groups of up to 30 people and the duration can vary depending on the group. Kruse said a typical tour usually lasts between 10 and 15 minutes. One of the main components of the Green Roof is sedum, which is a variety of small plants
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SPORTS
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Sports Editor Aaron Parker explores track star Brooke Pleger’s latest achievement. PAGE 5
Reporter Blake Howell gives a sneak peek into The Art of Video Games. | PAGE 8
“IF YOU COULD SEE ANYONE IN CONCERT, WHO WOULD IT BE ?” “ I wish I could go back in time and see Elvis. ” Brooke Rosendale Graduate Student, Education