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Friday, January 23, 2015
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 56
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Tour Guide applications available Applicants must go through training, audition By Meg Kraft Reporter
Through wind and snow, rain or shine, University Campus Tour Guides lead prospective students and their family members through campus, promoting and explaining everything from classic traditions to preadmission requirements. The 90-minute tours consist of walking through academic buildings and residence halls, giving future Falcons their first impressions of college life in Bowling Green. Molly Williams, senior and Student Tour Coordinator, enjoys her position within the Office of Admissions. Williams said, “It’s so fun, you forget it’s a job.” Williams was hired as a tour guide during her freshman year and trained to become an STC. She stressed the importance of the occupation, saying, “We depend on the tour guides to give prospective students a first and lasting impression of Bowling Green State University.” Williams explained that tour guides begin and end their routes at the McFall Center. Tours go through various buildings on campus including the Union, Student Recreation Center and Jerome Library. She said, “Tour guides are provided a manual and go through two months of training. Included in the training is the tour route and a script of facts for each building. With the tour script, guides are able to add their own personality and experiences to the tour.” Collin Stephens, tour guide and STC in training, said he loves his job because it has enhanced his organizational skills. “This job helps me take things
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The Bureau of Criminal Investigations Lab fully functional, open for students experience
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he newly opened BCI crime lab will be giving future students opportunities to work first hand with criminal cases. A building such as this has never been done before nationally, said Jon Sprague, director of forensic science at the University. “There is no place in the country that has a functional crime lab on its campus that is integrated into its curriculum,” he said. The lab works with the University and Bureau of Criminal Investigations to provide education to students and a space to work on forensics for law enforcement, Sprague said. He said the lab is a piece of “each BCI and BGSU.” The lab currently is fully functional and helps solves crimes from mostly Northwest Ohio, said Casey Agosti, BCI lab supervisor. Although the lab has sections for biology, fingerprints and ballistics, she said the chemical lab is the most utilized.
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BCI LAB gives students opportunities to work with criminal cases and gain first hand experience. The building is fully functional and helps solve crimes from Northwest Ohio.
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$60 Million Funding SERIES 1: Plan Overview The Board of Trustees approved over $60 million in funding for extra construction on campus, most funding will be debt By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
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GUEST ARTIST Dr. Steven Soebbing singing bass-baritone and Kevin J. Bylsma on piano at the Wolf Center Thursday night.
DOUBLE- DOUBLES FOR BG DUO The men’s basketball team broke down the Eastern Michigan zone as Holmes and Denny each notched double-doubles en route to a 74-58 victory. BG is 12-4 overall, 4-1 in the MAC with rival Toledo up next. | PAGE 6
The face of the University is going to be changing as plans move forward with the construction projects focused on academic buildings and Greek housing. In its December meeting, the Board of Trustees approved over $60 million in funding for construction to happen on campus. While some of the funding will come from private donors or from the University, most of the funding will be debt. Included these construction plans are a variety of projects. Undergraduate Student Government President Brian Kochheiser is excited about the upcoming changes. “I feel it’s a very exciting time,” he said. “It’s exciting to see the University take priority on academic spaces. That’s great for all students.” The first project is the Greek Housing Project, which the Board approved for
PROBLEMS WITH RELIGION Columnist Bryan Eberly talks about how all religion infringes on personal freedoms. He feels that religion has no place in modern society and should be abandoned. | PAGE 4
about $34 million. The Greek students will be able to see their new homes completed by the end of fall semester in 2016, said Vice President of Capital Planning and Campus Operations Steven Krakoff. Construction for the new housing will start in early April. “Students will see the housing construction, the foundation and framing of the building,” he said. One of the projects Kochheiser is most excited about is the Greek Housing Project. “As a Greek student, it’s very exciting for me,” he said. “Especially with the project happening on Wooster Street right when people come to campus. And with the academic side, it’s really nice to have updated classrooms.” Secretary to the Board of Trustees Patrick Pauken also said he was excited
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SHOULD THE UNIVERSITY SPEND $60 MILLION ON RENOVATIONS? “Yes, because the campus will become more modernized, and it will even cut housing.” Kaden Nieves Freshman, Accounting