2009-02-24

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Tuesday

February 24, 2009

No more mail on Saturdays

In an attempt to save money, the University has temporarily cut Saturday mail services for students living on-campus | Page 3

The students’ contribution

Don’t crucify him just yet

Despite the uproar of media regarding Chris Brown’s supposed assault on Rhianna, columnist Marisha Pietrowski would like to remind everyone that in the American criminal justice system, those accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty | Page 4

Many students leave angry after final vote for Stroh Center resolution

By India Hunter Reporter

After three hours of heated discussions and flirting with the idea to make the Stroh Center Resolution a campus-wide student vote, the Undergraduate Student Government passed the Stroh Center Resolution with 14 votes last night.

With USG showing a student indication of support for the new facility, the University will move forward with proposing a $60 fee to help pay the difference of $23.1 million of the $36 million building, with $10 of the fee going towards improving parking. If the fee is approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, students will find the fee tacked onto their tuition once the Stroh Center is completed in late 2011 or 2012.

Many people’s concerns with the Stroh Center at last night’s meeting was the $60 fee that future students will have to pay as a part of their general fees.

Senior Jacob Smith was one person in attendance who expressed his concerns.

One for all and all for one

SPORTS

Approved.

Despite having joined the exclusive club of men’s basketball players past and present at the University to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 125 steals, Nate Miller remains a firm believer that it’s not about his own success, it’s about his team’s success | Page 7

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET

KAT LITTLE Sophomore, Criminal Justice

See OFFICER | Page 2

See COMIC | Page 2

35%

30%

Other private gifts

Possible $50 student fee

21% 8%

The Strohs’ contribution

Being eco-friendly

6%

Parking

Men arrested in local assault and burglary

What filling would you put in your paczki?

several different programs the police division has to offer.

One of those includes the EZ-Plus Program which gives incentives such as dances and movie nights for junior high school children to stay away from drugs and other prohibited activities. Robinson is the DJ for most of the dances.

The University’s financial crisis

CITY BRIEF

Three men were arraigned this morning at the Bowling Green Municipal Court after breaking into a house on South Church Street and assaulting one of the male residents Saturday morning.

Justin Happeny, 20, of Pemberville, Ohio, Brett Rahe, 24, of Pemberville, Ohio, and Thurman Lawniczak, 25, of Northwood, Ohio, were all arrested for felonious assault and aggravated burglary.

According to police reports, the men attacked the victim after he answered the front door. The victim’s roommate found him lying on the floor of the kitchen while the three men punched and kicked him in the face, resulting in severe swelling of his eyes and lips, as well as heavy bleeding, police said.

The suspects than fled the

Comedian Auggie Smith is performing at Grumpy Dave’s Pub tonight to change lives and make people look deeper into the world around them.

Appearing on shows such as “Last Comic Standing” and Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” Smith is spreading his disgust for popular culture one joke at a time.

Smith knew at a young age he had a gift — although some Auggie might call it a Smith defense mechaA comic nism.

“I was like 5 who has years old. I real- performed on ized that, in “Last Comic making people Standing” laugh, that then they accepted you no matter how big of a dork you were otherwise,” Smith said.

At age 23, Smith landed his first major gig, an appearance on “An Evening at the Improv.” Thinking this was his major break, Smith was in for a rude awakening.

“I found out it is not the stepping stone to stardom,” Smith said. “If you went back and watch the tapes of ‘Evening at the Improv,’ half those people aren’t even in comedy anymore. Some of them work at deli counters.”

Smith went on performing in various showcases, paying his dues, eventually landing a spot on “The Bob & Tom Show.”

In his first appearance on the show, co-host Tom Griswold tested the comedian, not delivering the lead-ins necessary for Smith’s jokes.

Smith did not forget.

He got his revenge the next time he appeared on the show, ripping Griswold apart in a verbal onslaught.

“After years of comic training, I attacked him, and that’s the thing they play on ‘Bob and Tom’ over and over again five years later to this day, is me going off the cuff and attacking Tom and telling him what an idiot he is,” Smith said. “That right there is the morning in my career that mattered more than anything else I have ever done in my life.”

Despite the barrage of insults thrown Griswold’s way, Smith is still a regular on the show, recognizing the role the show played in his ascendancy up the comedic ranks.

“I owe a lot of my career to that show,” Smith said.

WHAT IS YOUR MAIN CONCERN SURROUNDING THE STROH CENTER?

Athletic vs. academic improvements

property in a black pickup truck and were stopped and arrested by police soon after.

According to police reports, the motivation behind the attack came after Rahe was called by his girlfriend, who said her ex-boyfriend – the victim of the attack – broke into her apartment Saturday night and hit her.

Happeny, Rahe and Lawniczak were held at the Wood County Justice Center over the weekend with no bond.

Rahe and Happeny were released this morning on a $45,000 bond and Thurman was released on a $50,000 bond.

This is the second burglary and assault to have taken place in Bowling Green within the last week, although police said the incidents are not connected.

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Officer receives honor for hard work and dedication Matt Robinson

By Anthony Phillips Reporter

The Bowling Green Police Division’s employee of the year must show fairness, integrity, respect and honesty as well as be team oriented and show good service to the community.

For 2008, the employee of the year is officer Matt Robinson, 27, a University alumnus who graduated December 2003 with a bachelor’s in criminal justice.

“Other than your usual employee jokes, Matt is a good employee, who makes good decisions,” Shift Sgt. Alan Carsey said.

Robinson started working at the police station in February 2005 and since then has been involved with

Auggie Smith entertains local crowd at Grumpy Dave’s Pub tonight

By Matt Schoolcraft Reporter

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Columnist Justin Playl finds that protesting the Stroh Center is useless, while guest columnist Patrick Hansford believes that the Stroh Center shouldn’t necessarily aim for carbon neutrality | Page 4

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About that Stroh Center ...

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Comic shares disgust for pop culture

HOW WILL THE UNIVERSITY PAY FOR THE STROH CENTER?

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Bowling Green Police Division’s Officer of the Year

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BLOTTER FRIDAY, FEB. 20 2:00 A.M.

Brooke Eliadis, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence and disorderly conduct.

4:11 P.M.

Complainant reported theft of laundry from McDonald East 4th floor laundry room.

10:23 P.M.

Michael Poponak, of Bowling Green, was cited for underage consumption on Ridge Street. Alyssa Allen, of Bowling Green, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol.

SATURDAY, FEB. 21 12:58 A.M.

Abbey Levin, of Webster, New York, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol on Thurstin.

1:30 A.M.

Molly Wentworth, of Rossburg, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol in Harshman.

2:04 A.M.

Thomas Rodriguez, of Bowling Green, was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to control his vehicle on Alumni Drive.

3:00 A.M.

Kosta Heimbuch, of Avon Lake, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol and disorderly conduct on Troup and East Wooster. John Gleason, of Columbus, was cited for underage under the influence of alcohol and disorderly conduct.

COMIC From Page 1

STROH

Smith’s passion remains, vowing to give it his all every time he performs.

“I cannot promise any crowd that I will make them laugh.

Nobody can promise that,” Smith said. “The only thing that I can promise is that you get my best show every night you come to see me. If you come to see Auggie Smith, you’re going to see his soul on stage.”

Stephanie Bowen, a bartender at Grumpy Dave’s, said the crowd has gone wild for Smith during past performances at the pub.

“Every time he’s here it’s been so busy, and I don’t really get a chance to actually sit and listen because I’m running around so much,” Bowen said. “He always draws a huge crowd, and they’re laughing constantly.”

Smith is not just coming here to entertain but also to change lives.

“I am coming to Bowling Green to change your minds, to make you see there is something deeper in us than what is being shown to you,” Smith said. “There’s something deeper and more powerful in the English language, in what somebody can just say with their words, just by speaking in front of somebody. It can be entertaining, and it can be powerful, and it can matter, and it only cost five damn dollars.”

“When I first heard of the Stroh Center, I was excited, but what worries me is if everyone will fully get use out of this building,” Smith said. “I’m not saying the Stroh Center is bad, but now is just not the time.”

Junior Sean Lutzmann agreed with Smith.

“The economy is not right for an extra fee,” Lutzmann said.

Many vistors to the meeting pointed out to USG that their vote would be representing both current and future students.

“Look at the number of people here,” Smith said. “They’re here because they are interested. Let the people decide.”

Several people suggested letting University students decide if they wanted the Stroh Center or not by voting this April. This brought up the issue that if only current freshmen and sophomore students should vote since they will experience the fee.

While many people were opposed to the Stroh Center breaking ground anytime soon, others saw the need for the new facility.

Jen Uhl, a player for the women’s basketball team, spoke about the run-down condition of Anderson Arena.

“Being a part of the basketball team and being in Anderson Arena all of the time, I know from firsthand experience that a new facility is needed,” Uhl said. “In the summer and winter, the floor sweats sometimes, and we can’t even practice.”

But others remained opposed to USG passing the resolution

From Page 1

Who: Auggie Smith What: Stand-up comedy Where: Grumpy Dave’s Pub When: Tonight @ 9 Cost: $5 or $3 with a student I.D.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22

CITY

2:20 A.M.

Two men arrested after Cla-zel brawl Two men were arrested after a fight between the two broke out in front of the Cla-zel with one of the suspects assualting a police officer while the other ran from the scene.

David Prescott II, 21, of Berea, Ohio, was arrested for assualt and assualt on an officer after police attempted to break up the fight between him and Carlos Avina, 23, of Bowling Green, who was later arrested for disorderly conduct, obstructing official business and possession of marijuana.

After one of the officers grabbed Avina, he observed Prescott swing repeatedly at another officer’s head before jumping on top of him after he had fallen to the ground during the struggle, according to police reports.

Police said Prescott continued tothrow punches at the top of the officer’s head before he was grabbed from behind, during which time Avina was able to escape.

However, a witness was able to direct officers towards Avina’s location, and he was found standing with a friend in Lot 1.

According to police reports, after Avina was transported to the Wood County Justice Center, he was found in possession of a bag of marijuana that weighed 1.78 grams.

Avina was given a $10,500 bond, while Prescott II was given no bond.

3:20 A.M.

Kevin Strang, of Mentor, Ohio, and Brian Murawski, of Holland, Ohio, were arrested for assault on Ridge Street.

1:37 P.M.

Complainant found his car door unlocked and his ice scraper missing at his residence on South College Drive.

8:54 P.M.

Complainant reported an unknown subject pushed on the front double doors of an apartment complex on South Main Street, causing approximately $200 in damages.

ONLINE: Go to bgnews.com for the complete blotter list.

CORRECTION POLICY We want to correct all factual errors.

If you think an error has been made, call The BG News at 419-372-6966.

issue,” Off-Campus Senator Rob Emmelhainz said.

Even though senators expressed to guests that they did everything they could to spread the word about the Stroh Center resolution, some people still felt that USG should not be making the decision on behalf of the student body.

“I think that this vote should be extended to the students,” Lutzmann said.

However, some USG members made the point that they were elected by students to represent them.

“We’re here because students elected us and entrusted us to make the right decisions on their behalf,” At-Large Senator Johnnie Lewis said.

Chief of Staff Nicole Fratianne made the point that not everyone will always have a direct say in each matter.

“Did Congress come to you to see how you felt about the stimulus package?” Fratianne asked.

“No, thats what the elected members of Congress are for and the same goes for USG.”

After USG passed the resolution with 14 votes — five disenting votes and two abstentions were cast — a few people in attendance shuffled out of the room in an outrage. The disenting USG senators included Page, Emily Ancinec, Christina McGinnis, Molly Albertson and Leo Almeida.

The two abstainting senators were Paul Hemminger and Steve Chasey, who both had to leave early, resulting in automatic abstentions.

“I think the right decision was made, but think you all went the wrong way about it,” Smith said.

Steve Currie, president of College Democrats, completely disagreed with the decision made

by USG. “I don’t agree with the outcome of tonight’s vote, but I look forward to working with you in the future,” Curry said.

Several people spoke at last night’s meeting and many points were made, which pleased USG President John Waynick.

“This was democracy at it’s finest,” Waynick said. “I’m happy to see an issue so many students care about.”

OFFICER From Page 1

BRIEF

Blake Yousesef, of Berea, Ohio, was cited for obstructing official business and possession of marijuana less than 100 grams in Lot 7. He was housed at Wood County Justice Center. Also charged were Daniel Eskra and John Underwood, both of North Olmstead, Ohio, for possession of marijuana less than 100 grams and drug paraphernalia.

completely and thought other avenues should be explored at the current time.

Despite the run-down conditions of Anderson Arena, OffCampus Senator Molly Albertson said USG should possibly look into finding out if the building could be re-modeled or added onto.

“Sticking to the facts, I don’t see enough student support for passing this resolution,” Albertson said.

Minority Affairs Senator Starmisha Page also expressed her concerns to USG before they prepared to vote.

“I represent minority students on campus and members of the LGBT community and after speaking to numerous people, I have been advised to vote no on this resolution,” Page said.

Other senators assured the room full of guests that they had gone out and spoke to students to get their feelings on the issue.

“I’ve been spending time on this issue and have spoken to roughly 15 to 20 percent of my constituents to get their opinions on this

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“Robinson is a great guy who doesn’t complain and instead brings solutions ...”

Tony Hetrick | Lieutenant There is a lot of training that goes into these programs, but Robinson said the hardest training he has had for a program was the three-week D.A.R.E. training.

“There’s a lot to learn in such little time,” Robinson said. “You train for 13 hours a day and then have to immediately prepare for the next.”

Other than the programs for kids, Robinson is on a team for crisis negotiations.

Administrative Lt.Tony Hetrick said, “Matt is one of those people who are very calm under pressure. It was only natural that we made him a crisis negotiator.”

In Robinson’s time with the Bowling Green Police Division he has helped two armed suicidal individuals drop their weapons and come out of where they were.

“Negotiations are about helping people with their problems, allowing them to vent,” Robinson said.

Amongst his other duties, Robinson said his main duty is patrolling for criminal activity and traffic control. This is what fills most of his 10-hour work day.

Hetrick said Robinson was an easy choice this year for the employee of the year award.

“Robinson is a great guy who doesn’t complain and instead brings solutions, which is what the administration level really likes,” Hetrick said.

IN SUPPORT OF THE FEE: Jen Uhl, a forward for the women’s basketball team, explains to those present at yesterday’s Undergraduate Student Government meeting why the Stroh Center is needed.

The resolution, passed by the Undergraduate Student Government A Resolution that shows student support for the new Stroh Center at Bowling Green State University.

In the Senate of the Undergraduate Student Body here assembled: WHEREAS the University has been in need of a new convocation center for not only athletic events, but other special events; including, but not limited to concerts, external expositions, lectures and commencement ceremonies; and WHEREAS the Stroh family was generous enough to place a lead donation of $8 million to Bowling Green State University with the intention to build a new state-ofthe-art convocation center; and WHEREAS the alumni office wisely accepted this $8 million lead donation and subsequently raised 6 million more private dollars to bring the Stroh Center private funding up to $14 million; and WHEREAS the University realizes that Lot 6 does not provide guests and potential students with a great first impression of our campus; and believes that the Stroh center will help provide our University with a much better front porch to greet all visitors; and WHEREAS this new convocation center will be at the entrance of campus giving over the 19 million people that drive by an incredible impression of the forward progress

being made at BGSU; and

issue; and

WHEREAS Undergraduate Student Government acknowledges that given the location and nature of the building, the Stroh Center has the ability to increase recruitment for students, along with the national notoriety and overall reputation of the University; and

WHEREAS we are fully aware that there are other areas of campus that need improvement.

However, by fully understanding the three different types of funding for University capital projects, we know that the Stroh Center is not a binary project. In other words, even if funding for the Stroh Center was denied and the donations were turned away, no other project or re-allocation of dollars would take its place. This is directly due to legal issues at the state that are out of our control; and

WHEREAS the Undergraduate Student Government has faced similar acceptance of funding questions in the past about the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, the Perry Field House, the Ice Arena and the Student Recreation Center; and WHEREAS the Undergraduate Student Government fully understands that we are in a national economic downturn. However, we also note that it is important for any university to continue to make investments in difficult economic times as not only a sound business practice but a sign for the health and vitality of an institution; and WHEREAS the Undergraduate Student Government feels it is reasonable to add a fee of approximately $60 a semester from general fees towards the Stroh Center from the moment the doors are open and the building is functioning until the debt services will be paid off in entirety. Fifty of those dollars will go towards the Stroh Center and $10 will go towards improved parking, taking care of a long-standing, unsolved USG

WHEREAS the Wolfe Center for the Performing Arts will be constructed simultaneously – saving costs and also showing that we are a multi-faceted, diverse campus, making progress in all areas; and THEREFORE the Student Body of Bowling Green State University understands the importance of the Stroh Center and how it can help advance our University in a multitude of areas; and LET IT BE FINALLY RESOLVED that the Undergraduate Student Government, representing the Student Body of Bowling Green State University, is supportive of the Stroh Center, thanks the Stroh family – along with all other private donors deeply and sincerely for their donation – and is looking forward to its completion.

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University eliminates Saturday mail service

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Some events taken from events.bgsu.edu

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Exhibit #10: “Trans Art: Visions of Gender Diversity”

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Flash drives stolen Several flash drives containing students’ names and personal identification numbers were stolen after a break-in at the Math and Stats Tutoring Center located in Mosely Hall.

During the break-in, which occured the weekend of Jan. 17, flash drives containing databases that included student’s names, P00 numbers and final grades were stolen, according to an e-mail sent to one of the students from Barbara Henry, the associate vice provost for advising and academic success.

However, no other data was included on the drive, and Henry said in the e-mail there is no reason to believe that any information could be released which would compromise students’ identities.

According to the e-mail, the Math and Stats Tutoring Center has taken steps to prevent an incident like this from happening again.

Students in the dorms can forget about checking their mail boxes on Saturdays because of budget cuts.

Mail will no longer be delivered to the dorms on Saturdays, following a cut that started at the beginning of this year.

This saves the University about $50,000 a year, said Bryan Benner, the associate vice president for the Administration.

“When you think about a 37 week operation, that is not a whole lot of money, but it adds up because you have to do it every week,” Benner said.

“There were special people who were hired to do it on the Saturday in the residence halls, and then we had people here in our operation,” he said.

Benner said the bulk of the $50,000 went towards staffing.

Sarah Walters, the senior associate director for Residence Life, said part of the benefit was for the staff working in the dorms.

“We don't have to have a person stuffing mail or working to do the mail,” Walters said. “The desk clerk working can't just leave the desk to put mail in.”

Jennifer Irving, a sophomore living in Founders, said she doesn't think that the amount of money saved is enough.

“I don't think it is enough because it can jeopardize people's lives,” she said. “If you are getting an important package on Saturday and you can't get it until Monday, you're screwed.”

She said she remembered waiting for a package once that she needed for Monday, but because the mail wasn't delivered on Saturday, and wouldn't be delivered until sometime Monday, she had to go to the post office and pick up her mail.

Money was not the only factor though, Benner said. The

mail delivered on Saturdays was mainly junk mail and some packages are still delivered.

“As far as package shipping goes, the shipping companies like UPS are still delivering their special packages directly to the residence hall,” he said.

“When we looked at all that and the cost of what we were paying to set up a Saturday operation, we thought we would give it a go this year to see how discontinuing that service would affect the students’ need for it.”

He said the move isn't permanent and that the University would review how it went during the summer. Mail could return on Saturdays, but it hasn't been decided yet, he said.

“Trying to insert that back in would be difficult right now, but the economy is going to turn around and I think that if there is a need for it, at that point, we would evaluate it,” he said.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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MASKS: While waiting for her Mardi Gras mask to dry, freshman Elisabeth Berry watches freshman Lynn Estep and sophomore Elizabeth Roberts finish decorating their own Mardi Gras masks at the craft table in the Union last night. Estep cut apart glitter paper and used feathers to decorate her mask, saying “It’s over the top, kind of gaudy.”

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ITPAYS

FORUM

“Look at the number of people here, they’re here because they’re interested, let the people decide.”

— Jacob Smith, senior at last night’s USG meeting, on letting students vote on the $60 student fee associated with the Stroh Center [see story pg.1].

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “Beer, or Ronald McDonald.”

JOSH DIX, Senior, Sociology

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What filling would you put in your paczki?

“Money, so I could eat the donut and take the money out.”

“Homemade whipped cream.”

ASHLEY ONYIA, Senior, IPC Pre-ministry

JOHN EGGLESTON, Sophomore, Business and Marketing Education

“I’d put in Kevin DeLoye.”

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BOB CHALMERS, Sophomore, Psychology

Snow removal service piles up snow in the worst of locations JOSH WHETHERHOLT COLUMNIST

When I woke up this past Saturday afternoon, I stumbled out of bed and went to the bathroom where I took a bleary-eyed look out the window to see a nice bit of snow coming down outside.

Usually I enjoy the occasional snow storm because it creates a lazy afternoon feeling. It makes you want to do nothing but sit in bed and watch TV, which is all good because you can’t go outside anyway. Sadly, on this day, I had stuff to do which required me to venture outside into the cold and wet.

The snow was piling up around town, and after running some errands and having a tasty meal at Buffalo Wild Wings, I returned home to my neighborhood which normally gets no snowplowing whatsoever. This day was an exception. The plows ran rampant through our streets, throwing snow to the side everywhere.

But there was a catch. As I pulled up to my driveway, I noticed a veritable wall of snow, running curb to curb.

The plows decided to pile up a good amount of snow, and then instead of leaving it off to the side of the road out of people’s

way they piled it up right at the end of my driveway, blocking me out and keeping my roommates impounded.

When my roommate called the business we rent from, he was told the city plows the neighborhood, not the rental agency. The city receives complaints about the snow plow service constantly but continues to do nothing about it.

For me, this was the final straw. Usually, the plows don’t even come around our streets, and when they finally do, they proceed with the know-how of a half-wit monkey.

This doesn’t just happen in my neighborhood. During the snow storm in late January, it was terrible everywhere. I don’t know if the plowers think everyone in town lives and drives solely on Wooster St., but that was about the only street which even looked touched.

The strange temperatures we’ve been having have only made things worse in the long term. We’ll get snow, it will melt, then it freezes and there will be an inch and a half thick sheet of ice for a road.

Through all this, I found myself wondering if salt was just something I dreamed up once and tricked myself into thinking was real. I never saw salt trucks anywhere, and they were needed. I know salt is expensive and the economy is not great right now, but isn’t the safety and well-

being of drivers important when it comes to driving around on the slalom course of our streets and alleys? Apparently it is not.

As a commuter to campus, I have to drive pretty much everyday, and for once it would be nice if the streets would be at least somewhat cleared on my way around town. I understand the plows can’t hit every side street with enough man-power to clear the town in hours, but by the time a few days have passed after the brunt of the storm, I should be able to take it out of second gear to get down the street.

As to my predicament with the blocked driveway, I came up with a fine solution. I bundled myself up, grabbed a snow shovel and braved the cold. Something just didn’t seem right about throwing that snow into our yard though.

Instead I put the snow right back where it came from — into the street.

By the time I was done, the wall in our driveway became a wall in the street. It just seemed the appropriate thing to do.

Hopefully it doesn’t end up back in the driveway again, but if a gaff like that can happen even once, it will probably happen again. Next time I will be ready, and next time my wall will rival China’s.

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Chris Brown should be looked at as innocent until proven guilty MARISHA PIETROWSKI COLUMNIST

On Feb. 8, Los Angeles police charged singer Chris Brown with felony criminal threats, possibly as a result of a domestic violence incident with his girlfriend, singer Rihanna. Rumors flying around the Grammy Awards that evening stated Rihanna was badly beaten by Brown, since both Brown and Rihanna cancelled their performances that night.

Additionally, a picture of a woman, who appears to be Rihanna, suffering from extensive cuts and contusions from a fight seem to indicate there may be truth to this story. For Brown and Rihanna’s sake, I hope this

story is untrue or blown out of proportion. I hope the picture which appears to show Rihanna’s injuries is a Photoshop creation, and not a leaked police, hospital or personal image of a victim in such a violent case.

However, with the serious charges against Brown still pending, and somber public statements from both singers’ publicists, it appears something serious may have happened.

The media reacted strongly to the issue. Brown’s Got Milk? and Doublemint advertisements were pulled following the incident, and numerous radio stations removed his music from playlists. Brown’s public image is tarnished, and support for Rihanna has risen. She is viewed as the victim in this situation, and if Brown is indeed innocent, it will be difficult for him to regain public trust.

I feel guilty for believing Brown

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committed this crime, since our justice system states a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. I am finding it difficult to consider Brown’s innocence, though, due to press released from both his and Rihanna’s camp.

Brown’s press release stated he “cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired.” While he did say aspects of the story were inaccurate (which is very likely), he did not vehemently deny anything. Press releases such as these are carefully crafted, and give me a feeling that if Brown’s camp wanted to say he was not involved, they would have outright said so.

Rihanna did not comment on the incident due to ongoing investigation with the authorities. However, it is worth noting that last weekend, Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, told People magazine “she will speak out” in due time. In regards to Brown he said, “You think you know

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Student activism is impotent against corrupt system of profit JUSTIN PLAYL COLUMNIST

Ever since University administration announced plans to build their $36 million pet project known as the Stroh Center, students have been up in arms.

And rightly so, since the students would be footing $22 million of the bill for this glorified basketball court.

There has been talk of protesting the administration’s actions through letters, organizing demonstrations and working with USG to stop the Stroh Center’s construction.

Other people wonder why USG was unable to halt the Stroh Center’s construction originally, and talk about electing

better, more effective representatives next year. Yet, much as I love to see everyone’s interest in improving the world around them, I have bad news for the campus activists: none of their actions really matter.

Students seem to have this misguided belief that the University administration is a government, bound by some social contract to serve the students. They believe the administration exists to look after their best interests, so billing them for the Stroh Center seems taboo. If the administration fails to act in the best interests of the students, it will respond to their protests and quickly remedy its mistake.

However, the administration isn’t a government, it’s a business. It has no responsibility to act for the students’ benefits, only its own. If the adminis-

tration believes something will increase revenue, they will do it.

Building the Stroh Center is just such a thing.

Not many students are going to leave the school because of an additional $60 fee that won’t be imposed until 2011. At the same time, the Stroh Center will look good to prospective students, increasing enrollment.

Furthermore, it can be rented out to further increase income.

And the Stroh Center won’t cost the University anything — $12.9 million is coming from private donors, and the rest is being paid by students. From a financial perspective, there is no reason not to build the Stroh Center.

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PIETROWSKI From Page 4 somebody, but you really don’t.”

It seems telling that Fenty would make such a grim statement in regards to Brown. While it is not a surprise he is supporting his daughter, the fact he is willing to make these comments and not stay silent as Rihanna did may show he feels anger over the alleged events. If this incident were just a small fight between a boyfriend and girlfriend, I doubt such a strongly-worded public comment would be in order.

I want to believe Brown is innocent, because I want to believe such a brutal attack did not occur. I hope this whole event is blown out of proportion.

However, the above reasons don’t convince me of Brown’s innocence, and the fact that Brown is being tried for the charges likely means police have due cause to investigate Brown.

I am not wishing to see rich celebrities nailed to the wall, especially because they supposedly beat a woman. That is

not why I believe Brown may be guilty. My reasoning for believing the charges is simply that there has been no official input from the two parties to convince me otherwise.

I hope Brown receives a fair trial and that if innocent, he is acquitted accordingly, and the sponsors and radio stations who suspended him will rethink their decision and he will regain respect in the public.

If there is a reason Brown did not outright deny the allegations, and it means Brown did attack Rihanna, then I hope he is tried accordingly and held accountable.

This is a serious crime; if the alleged photo of Rihanna is real, she was gravely hurt, and Brown should realize domestic violence is a crime which should not be easily forgotten. The only positive that could result from this event is the possibility that this incident may shed a light on the sad reality of domestic violence.

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PLAYL From Page 4 So students can complain until they’re blue in the face, but they won’t make any difference. The administration is under no responsibility to respond to student opinion, just the almighty dollar. Until students decide to take their money elsewhere, nothing will happen. In a university that functions as a business, the only way to make a difference is to stop paying them.

In their defense, the administration has no choice but to run the University like a business. Although it is a state school, only about a third of the University’s revenue comes from the state. The University is responsible for making up the remaining two-thirds, mostly from tuition.

In order to protect its own existence, the school must focus on making money, not making students happy (unless the school angers students to the point at which they begin leav-

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ing). As long as state support for higher education remains the way it is, the University will be forced to spend its time and energy chasing funding at the expense of its students. We will have little voice in the administration’s actions, protests and letters will do nothing and USG will remain ineffective.

I am not suggesting students stop trying to fix the school, but they refocus. Rather than protesting the administration’s attempts to stay in business, they should try to reform the system that forces the administration to act the way it does in the first place.

If students really wanted to make a difference, they would work to secure more state funding for higher education, freeing the administration to act in the students’ best interests, rather than the University’s. Until this happens, student activists are wasting their breath trying to change anything.

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Forget carbon-neutrality, build the Stroh Center to comply with LEED certifications In response to Benjamin Pushka’s column of Feb. 23 concerning the Stroh Center being carbon-neutral, I think some additional information is needed. While I support sustainable design and construction, I would caution the Undergraduate Student Government — who are voting on this issue as I write this — from demanding the Stroh Center be carbon-neutral. It would be unreasonable, illadvised, and could jeopardize the entire project.

Carbon-neutral is one of those trendy buzz words bantered around today. It is defined as either having zero carbon footprint or achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing the carbon released with an equal amount sequestered or by purchasing offset credits.

All buildings have a carbon footprint. The simple production and transportation of building materials creates a level of embedded carbon in each building. Trying to be carbon-neutral is a continuous chase, and an effort which may or may not be able to be verified or maintained for any length of time. In fact, there has been no standard developed to determine if a building is carbonneutral.

The potential costs to sequester or purchase carbon offset credits could push the project costs, in particular the life cycle costs, beyond a reasonable level.

Designing and constructing a green or sustainable building is more advisable and makes more sense based on the current state of design, construction and the technologies available to us.

Unfortunately, after nearly 10 years, there is no clear definition of green building. There are numerous organizations with rating systems and programs purporting to be green or sustainable. Many of these organizations are self-serving or are trade organizations

“We have to be careful how we use terms like green or sustainable. ... The most agreed-upon standard for green design and construction is LEED.” whose mission is to protect the interest of their members.

For example, a single-family home could be built and achieve EnergyStar certification through the US Department of Energy. It could comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for homes as administered by the United States Green Building Council. Or it could comply with green standards being developed by the National Association of Home Builders.

However, it cannot be all three. These organizations have not agreed upon a common standard for green construction and each is marketing their own standard.

We have to be careful how we use terms like green or sustainable. I will not specify bamboo flooring for my projects. Many people point to bamboo as a sustainable product. Bamboo accounts for 99% of the diet for pandas. Our research shows the material dents and scratches easily and has a short life cycle.

By contrast, traditional wood floors, properly maintained, can last hundreds of years. How do you define sustainable?

The most agreed-upon standard for green design and construction is LEED, a rating system which allows designers and contractors to verify and document green/sustainable methods throughout the project process. It addresses five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection and indoor environmental quality. More information can be found at usgbc.org.

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sible and follow the lead of the Ohio School Facilities Commission and numerous other forward-thinking communities which have adopted LEED as their green standard. If you want to leave a meaningful mark on the University, request not only the Stroh Center be LEED-certified, but that every new building, renovation and addition be a minimum LEEDSilver with the goal of being LEED-Platinum.

Editor’s note: Patrick is a 1983 University graduate and architect running a firm specializing in small-town design with a mind toward sustainability.

His Web site can be viewed at patrickhansfordassociates.com.

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While LEED addresses green building materials, its major focus is on post-construction energy consumption. Most LEED points are focused on water conservation, energy efficiency in lighting and electrical demands and energy efficiency in heating and cooling.

Research shows nearly 70 percent of electrical costs are related to lighting. The careful design of plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems in buildings can create savings over the life of the building. The payback on their initial costs and the saving in operational costs can be determined and verified.

Which brings us to Pushka’s statement concerning the Wolfe Center. He states the building was initially intended to be a green building; however due to cost, the idea was rejected.

According to our engineering consultants, who have designed over 130 LEED buildings, the cost increase for building green is now in the range of 0 to 2 percent, effectively meaning building green does not cost any more than not building green.

Before members of the Undergraduate Student Government blindly rush to make the Stroh Center carbonneutral, which has no standard system for implementation or verification, think carefully how you can make an impact that is real and lasting. Don’t rush to include trendy language in your decisions, which could lead to life cycle costs that burden not only the building but future University students.

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BUSINESS IN THE WHITE HOUSE

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LISTENING: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during remarks of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama yesterday in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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WALKING: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk from the Green Room to the East Room of the White House in Washington yesterday.

Investors ditch stocks due to Government works to continuing economic recession save American banks

By Tim Paradis The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Wall Street has turned the clock back to 1997.

Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1997.

All the major indexes slid more than 3 percent. The Dow is just over 100 points from 7,000.

“People left and right are throwing in the towel,” said Keith Springer, president of Capital Financial Advisory Services.

Investors pounded most financial stocks even as government agencies led by the Treasury Department said they would launch a revamped bank rescue program this week. The plan includes the option of increasing government ownership in financial institutions without having to pour more taxpayer money into them.

Although the government has said it doesn’t want to nationalize banks, many investors are clearly still concerned that this could be a possibility as banks continue to suffer severe losses because of the recession. They’re also worried that banks’ losses will keep escalating as the recession sends more borrowers into default.

“The biggest thing I see here is the incredible pessimism,” Springer said. “The government is doing a lousy job of alleviating fears.”

The Treasury and other agencies issued a statement after The Wall Street Journal reported that Citigroup is in talks for the government to boost its stake in the bank to as much as 40 percent. Analysts said the market, which initially rose on the statement, wanted more details of the government’s plans.

“It’s only a very partial picture of what we may get,” said Quincy Krosby, chief investment strategist at The Hartford. “This proverbial lack of clarity is damaging market psychology.”

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WASHINGTON — The government moved yesterday toward dramatically expanding its ownership stakes in the nation’s banks — with Citigroup, the struggling titan of the industry, apparently at the top of the list.

Wall Street responded as it has with the rollout of almost every other plan to fix the financial crisis, taking a big drop and sending the Dow Jones industrials to its lowest level in a dozen years.

The Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators said they could convert the government’s stock in the banks from preferred shares to common shares.

The strategy, which could be applied retroactively to banks that received money in the first incarnation of the bailout, carries risks. But it avoids, at least for now, having to tap more taxpayer money or resort to full-fledged nationalization.

Citigroup — perhaps the biggest name in American banking — has approached the regulators about ways the government could help strengthen the bank, including the stock conversion plan, according to people familiar with the discussions. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on behalf of the government or the company. A Citigroup spokesman declined comment.

The stock conversion could be available for other banks as well, the same sources said.

Regulators, reinforcing what

“We’re creeping our way toward nationalization” Terry Connelly | Dean of Ageno School of Business the White House has said, insisted that keeping banks private is a priority. But federal officials are walking a difficult line because the government could still have huge stakes in banks.

Citigroup already has received $45 billion in bailout money, plus guarantees to cover losses on hundreds of billions of dollars in risky investments.

“What we are doing here is we’re creeping our way toward nationalization,” said Terry Connelly, dean of Golden Gate University’s Ageno School of Business.

The conversion plan would give the government greater flexibility in dealing with ailing banks. It would give the government voting shares, and therefore more say in a bank’s operations.

But common shares absorb losses before preferred shares do, which means taxpayers would be on the hook if banks keep writing down billions of dollars’ worth of rotten assets, such as dodgy mortgages, as many analysts expect they will.

On the other hand, common stock in banks is incredibly cheap, and taxpayers would reap gains if the banks come back to health and the stock price goes up.

Locke as commerce secretary WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says that President Barack Obama’s likely third pick for commerce secretary is former Washington Gov. Gary Locke.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made.

Locke was the nation’s first Chinese-American governor when he served two terms in the Washington statehouse from 1997 to 2005.

Obama’s expected choice of Locke arose less than two weeks after his most recent pick, Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, backed out.

Just over a week after Obama named him and he accepted, Gregg cited “irresolvable conflicts” with the policies of the Democratic president.

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—MAC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW— The Falcon stars

ALISHA YEE

SAMI JORDAN

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Scouting the competition

Diving

ETHAN MAGOC | THE BG NEWS

SENIOR LEADER: Sami Jordan dives Into the pool earlier this season.

Miami Redhawks (6-1) — Freestyle star Alyson Schmidt leads the Redhawks into Bowling Green looking to wrestle a MAC Championship away from title holders Ohio. Also look for the Redhawks to dominate in the relay section of the competition.

Toledo Rockets (5-2) — The Rockets are fast but may lack the depth to compete with the conference heavyweights. Look for Meghan Reissig to be some of Alisha Yee’s stiffest competition.

Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-2) — The Eagles are looking to recapture the glory of 2006 and 2007 when they won back to back titles. The Eagles strength does not live and die with a single swimmer, but instead utilize the team’s overall depth.

Buffalo Bulls (4-3) — The Bulls have preformed well this season beating MAC contender Ohio early in the season and finishing fourth in the Akron Invitational. Jessie Koltz and Jessica Ballard have each had stellar seasons and are looking to continue getting positive results at the season ending meet.

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Ohio University Bobcats (4-3) — Considered one of the two favorites along with the Miami Redhawks, the Bobcats are led by All-MAC Senior Ashley Marion and used the same tapering process as the Falcons this season.

Akron Zips (2-4) — The Zips will need to fight if they want to crack the top four in the MAC Championship. Look for Stephanie Zielinski to lead the Zips into the water at Cooper Pool. Zielinski is one of the best sprinters in the MAC.

into the

By John Lopez Reporter

This is what all that hard work was for.

After months of burning hundreds of thousands of calories and swimming more than 30 miles a week since

August, the Mid-American Conference Championships begin tomorrow at the Bowling Green Natatorium.

The Falcons (1-6) will be looking to carry momentum off a flurry of positive swims

See SWIM | Page 8

Miller more focused on team wins than individual records

By Jason Jones Assistant Sports Editor

The list of players in the history of the men’s basketball program with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 125 steals is a short one. It includes Anthony Stacey, David Jenkins, Joe Moore and Nate Miller.

After reaching the rebound and steal milestones earlier in his senior season, Miller entered BG’s most recent game against Canisius just 11 points shy of joining the exclusive club.

“Nate has always had that kind of ability,” head coach Louis Orr said.

Possibly the most impressive and perhaps disappointing fact about Miller’s career numbers is that he only had three years in BG to acquire them.

Miller graduated from Springfield South High School in 2005 after compiling 1,300 career points and collecting numerous honors from FirstTeam All-Conference to Third Team All-Ohio.

Following his high school career, Miller spent the fall semester of his freshman year at the University of North

“I’m going to play confident. It doesn’t matter whether I’m making shots or not. I want to win.”

ENOCH WU | THE BG NEWS

BIG HITTER: Derek Spencer hit a home run in Friday’s game.

Nate Miller | Senior Carolina Wilmington, where he appeared in nine games and averaged just 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds.

Following his first semester with the Seahawks, Miller bolted back to Ohio, and in January of 2006, enrolled at BG. Miller was on the court with the Falcons at the start of the 2006-07 season and immediately regained his high school form.

As a sophomore Miller averaged 14.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, each of which are likely to end up as his career highs.

Miller also flashed his abilities as a big game performer that year when he recorded a 16 point, 11 rebound double-double in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.

The 2007-08 season saw Miller

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JAM: Nate Miller slam dunks during last Saturday’s game against Canisius.

take on a new role for BG. In a year in which there were no seniors on the team, Miller stepped up for the Falcons, leading them offensively by averaging 13.2 points.

More importantly, he helped lead BG to an improved MAC record of 7-9, up from 3-13 the

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Hartman’s Ohio roots make BG perfect fit

By Christopher Rambo Reporter

Whitney Hartman

her life an endless stream of games.

“I loved growing up in the The senior excels Consistency and stability are country,” Hartman said. “I in the hammer two elements that have been hated being inside watching TV. mainstays in the life of Whitney I always wanted to be outside throw Hartman. running around playing someAs someone who has lived thing.” the entirety of her 22 years four second place finishes have When she was young, within a rural 10 mile radius firmly established Hartman as Hartman’s father built her a of Northwestern Ohio, Hartman the team security blanket, one basketball hoop in the drivehas fallen in love with the com- who can always be counted on way, with the game quickly takforting and timeless qualities to deliver points. ing root as Hartman’s first love. of small-town life in middle “Whitney has just been a very Hartman also displayed an early America. In an age in which consistent scorer for us ever interest in softball, competing households are routinely torn since she arrived here,” said as a pitcher and first baseman apart by divorce, Hartman coach Cami Wells. “As a senior before eventually abandoning it enjoyed the pleasure of growing and one of our captains, she in favor of track. In high school, up in a stable, loving two-parent is definitely someone we look Hartman was a three-sport star home. towards for positive influence.” for Eastwood Local, competing It is fitting then that Hartman, Excellence in athletics is noth- in volleyball, basketball, and a fifth year senior, has emerged ing new to Hartman, for as long track. as far and away the most con- as she can remember sports On the basketball court, sistent, dependable member of have come as second nature. As Hartman was a freshman sixth the Bowling Green track team a child growing up just north woman on a powerhouse team so far this season. In meet after of Bowling Green, the tomboy- that reached the state finals. meet, Hartman has churned ish Hartman could constantly See HARTMAN | Page 8 out a continuous stream of high be found roaming the peaceful finishes. Her four victories and yard of her family’s farmhouse;

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LOSS: Ryan Shay’s home run wasn’t enough to win Friday.

Falcon baseball squad drops three in North Carolina to open

By Chris Sojka Reporter

In last weekend’s three-game series against Western Carolina, coach Danny Schmitz was happy the team got their feet wet and each player got into the games at some capacity.

The Falcon baseball team struggled in Cullowhee, NC, in their first action outside as they were swept by scores of 16-8, 4-1 and 14-5. With batting just .182 in the series and having a pitching staff that had a 9.75 ERA and 11 hit batsmen, it was tough for BG to come away with a victory.

“I won’t use this as an excuse, but you could definitely tell which team had been outside and which team had not,”

Schmitz said. “From an offensive side, we struggled a lot more than I thought we would. “[For pitching,] you can’t defend the walk or hitting batters. We let 27 hitters on base without even swinging their bats.”

Friday A lead off home run by senior shortstop Ryan Shay in the top of the first inning got the team off to a great start.

The Falcons then loaded the bases with no outs and were able to score four more runs, giving them an early 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first.

The team then gave up a run in the first, third and fourth

innings, and scored one more in the fourth, giving them a 6-3 lead after four.

Third baseman Derek Spencer hit a two-run homer to left field in the fifth, extending the lead to 8-3. Spencer went 2-for-4 on the day with two RBI, scoring two runs.

In the bottom half of the fifth, BG pitchers hit two batters and walked one, helping WCU score three runs.

After the Falcons gave up five hits, walked two batters and hit one and committed two errors, WCU erupted for nine runs in the bottom seventh inning, leading them to victory.

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Basketball notes: Miller and Orr address team issues

By Andrew Harner Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s basketball teams were at two ends of the spectrum following Saturday’s games, but both teams are moving ahead with set goals in mind.

Yesterday, women’s coach Curt Miller and men’s coach Louis Orr commented on some of the issues within their squads.

We’re not perfect While the women’s team may seem to be perfect after winning 23 straight games, Miller says there is still plenty to work on.

“We’re still very concerned about rebounding,” Miller said.

“I ultimately believe in the cliche defensive rebounding wins championships.”

On the season, Falcon opponents have grabbed 355 offensive rebounds, 101 more than BG has pulled down.

Last time out against Buffalo, BG’s opponent tomorrow, the Bulls missed a combined 40 field goals and free throws. However, the Falcons allowed them 16 offensive rebounds which led to nine second chance points.

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GET THAT BOARD: Getting rebounds is one of the biggest challenges for the women’s basketball team.

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in the final weeks of the season to the year’s biggest meet.

The young Falcons have experienced some growing pains throughout the season. But the squad looks at the championships as a chance to grow, while reestablishing the team as a force in the conference.

With 12 freshmen experiencing their first MAC Championship, it would be a long shot to expect a team victory, but that won’t stop the Falcon staff from placing high expectations on all their swimmers.

According to assistant coach Mark Howard the team has swimmers who can earn points in at least 18 events (points are given to the top 16 finishers in each event). “Alisha [Yee] and Sami [Jordan] should be in the finals of the 100 and 200-yard backstroke,� Howard said. “They both finished in the top five in the 100, and in the 200 Sami was just outside the finals.�

Head coach Keri Buff believes Jordan may be her most prepared swimmer. “Sami is a championship swimmer,� Buff said. “She is very confident in big meets.�

But the 200 is an event that is owned by Yee, the team’s best chance at winning an event final. Last year Yee set a school record (1:59.53) in the preliminary round, but was unable to recapture that speed in the finals finishing third.

Buff is excited at the prospect of her swimmer graduating a champion. “Alisha is a vet,� Buff said. “She has a race strategy, and she will be faster than she has ever been.�

Yee, swimming for the last time as a Falcon, will see her toughest competition come from Meghan Reissig, from I75 rival Toledo. Reissig, a junior, also played foil to Yee in the 200yard individual medley, besting the Falcon by two seconds.

The Falcons will also look to put points on the board in the butterfly discipline, as youngsters Vicky Yu and Sarah Burston will look to improve on last year’s results when only one Falcon swimmer was able

She would go on to star as a power forward, a four-year letter winner on teams that were perennial state title threats. In track, Hartman excelled at shot put and discus, advancing to state in both events. Her teammates included her older sisters Brianna, a thrower, and Katie, a distance runner. “Before my freshman year, my mom asked me if I would try track,� Hartman said. “My two older sisters were both on the team and my mom always dreamed about having all three of us on a team together so she could see all of us compete at the same time instead of having to decide which game to go to and which one to miss.�

By the time her senior year rolled around, Hartman was faced with the difficult decision of what sport to continue playing at the collegiate level. Basketball or Track? She received a number of mostly Division II offers in both sports. “Towards the middle of my senior year I really wasn’t sure what I was going to do,� Hartman said. “Basketball was always my first love but I was getting a lot of offers for track too. It was a really tough decision.�

The quandary was made easier during a late-season basketball contest in which Hartman blew out her PCL, ending her basketball season and greatly limiting her mobility. “After my basketball injury, track became the obvious choice for me,� Hartman said.

It did not take Hartman long to decide which collegiate offer to choose. “[Former BG track coach] Scott Seaman had started coming to watch a lot of my basketball games and track meets,�

Hartman said. “As soon as he offered me a track scholarship I knew I wanted to come to Bowling Green. I just loved all the girls on the team, plus it was

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SCREAM AND SHOUT: The Falcon swimmers will really be cheering each other on during the MAC Championships.

“Alisha [Yee] and Sami [Jordan] should be in the finals of the 100 and 200-yard backstroke. They both finished in the top five in the 100, and in the 200 Sami was just outside the finals.�

Mark Howard | Assistant coach to make the finals.

Accompanying the two in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly is sophomore Liz Harper, who scored points in both events at last year’s championships. “The 200 [fly] is my best event,� Harper said. “I dropped three seconds at the MAC Championships last year. This year I am ready and prepared. I know what to expect.�

Asked if she was confident in besting her personal best 2:04.79 in the 200-fly, Harper was confident. “It would be really sweet if I could break two minutes,�

Harper said. “But as long as I come out of the pool knowing I swam my best I will be happy.�

The Falcons have two freshmen competing in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. Amanda Rom and Katie Womack have been competing closely all season, swapping top finishes throughout the year.

Both swimmers will be looking to produce top 16 spots for the Falcons, but Buff may be pushing for more. “I think Amanda is an end of the year type swimmer,� Buff

said. “And Katie has set her self up perfectly for the meet. She is confident and excited going into the championships.�

Buff is also impressed with the way Howard has tuned up the sprint squad, which will field a deep lineup for the meet. “Howie has got the sprinters ready to go,� Buff said. “I am excited to see what they can do; all are prepared to swim really well.�

But the fast paced swims are not the only reason to watch the MAC Championships, with the Falcons fielding two freshmen in the 500-yard freestyle swim, one of the most grueling meets of the entire weekend.

As for Buff’s expectations entering the season’s final meet, she is confident her young team will drop major times. “We want to place higher than sixth this year,� Buff said. “The girls are going to be the best they have been all year. They really have the potential to blow the doors off the place.�

The MAC Championships kick off tomorrow night with two relay finals and continue through Saturday evening, at the Bowling Green Natatorium.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basketball was always my first love but I was getting a lot of offers for track too. It was a really tough decision.â&#x20AC;?

Whitney Hartman | Senior really close to home which was the most important thing.â&#x20AC;?

However, going from high school to college is far from a seamless transition, and like most college freshman, Hartman was initially intimidated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a little scary at first,â&#x20AC;? recalled Hartman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember walking by the weight room and seeing all the football players get screamed at by the coaching staff, I was hoping that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what track was going to be like.â&#x20AC;?

Hartman quickly adjusted to college life though, thanks to her teammates on the track team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the girls here were just fantastic,â&#x20AC;? Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really made we feel welcome from day one.â&#x20AC;?

Hartman also took comfort from the close proximity of her family. At every track meet, in addition to her parents, there is always a sizeable contingent of aunts, uncles, and cousins cheering her on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family has been a tremendous blessing,â&#x20AC;? Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do everything from playing cards to riding four-wheelers together; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I would do without them.â&#x20AC;?

Hartman would come to lean on her family even more when, in the summer preceding her junior year, she learned that she was pregnant. The pregnancy, which forced her to take a redshirt year, resulted in Hartman being blessed with the birth of a baby girl, Addison, on April 4th 2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents could not have been more supportive of me throughout the entire pregnancy,â&#x20AC;? Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were just amazing.â&#x20AC;?

Since Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birth, Hartman said that her life, both in and out of athletics has dramatically changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Addison is the love of my life.

No matter how tired or stressed I am, when I come home to her it all vanishes.â&#x20AC;? Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She also helps me out a lot in competition. I am nowhere near as stressed or as overwhelmed before a meet as I used to be before I had her. She helps me keep everything in perspective.â&#x20AC;?

After a year away from competition, Hartman came roaring back in 2007-2008, recording four wins and eleven top five finishes in various field events, earning herself an invitation to the NCAA Mideast Regionals. The highlight of her year came at the MAC Outdoor Championships where Hartman, who received a good luck kiss from Addison before every toss, broke the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hammer throw record with a toss of 191 feet, good for second place overall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MAC outdoor meet is definitely my favorite memory so far at BG,â&#x20AC;? Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just so special to break the record and have my family there to see it.â&#x20AC;?

Upon graduation, Hartman, a physical education major, hopes to teach phys ed. at a high school similar to the one she attended. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would love to teach at a small school out in the country, especially around this area,â&#x20AC;?

Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just love the small-town atmosphere, plus I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever imagine moving away from my family, they have given me so much.â&#x20AC;?

A parent now herself, Hartman hopes to impart the lessons learned from her own close-knit upbringing onto her daughter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents always told me to just be myself no matter what,â&#x20AC;?

Hartman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They said to never let anyone tell you how to live your life. That is exactly the type of mom I wish to be towards Addison.â&#x20AC;?

Gerdeman threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run, striking out two and allowing only two hits.

In the final four innings of the game, the Falcons could only manage one hit.

six runs.

Trying to make a comeback, outfielder Dennis Vaughn hit a two-run home run in the sevSaturday enth, but because of the previous six-run inning it was not quite The Falcons had several nice enough. pitching performances in game With six different players havtwo but were unable to get the Sunday ing two hits apiece and five difbats going.

With Jon Berti on third and WCU opened the first inning ferent players hitting home runs, John Hangbers on second with of play with a two-run home run Schmitz was still unhappy with the offense. only one out in the first inning, off pitcher Brennan Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one swung the bat like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re BG had a great opportunity to They added two runs in the score, but could not come away fourth with a two-run double capable of,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Striking out with any runs. and scored three more in the 36 times is a cardinal sin and I expect more from the players.â&#x20AC;?

In the bottom of the first, a fifth, giving them a 7-0 lead.

The Falcons will return to the walk and two hit batters by startAn error and a ground out in ing pitcher Matt Malewitz helped the top of the sixth inning put field next weekend when they WCU to an early 3-0 lead. the Falcons on the board, mak- travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to take on the Cardinals in a threePitchers Ross Gerdeman and ing the score 7-2.

Kyle Atkins shutout WCU in the But WCU put the game out of game series. Louisville was in a final five innings of the game, reach in the bottom of the sixth lot of the preseason top 25 polls but the BG hitters werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to inning as a grand slam by Dylan and they won the Big East tourfind the holes and get on base. de Graaf helped them to score nament last season.

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Governor decides to take FBI infiltrates prostitution rings stimulus money for state to rescue kids from sex trade

By Jim Davenport The Associated Press

By Devlin Barrett The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The governor of South Carolina, a vocal opponent of federal bailouts in a state beset by one of the nation’s highest jobless rates, has decided to take stimulus money to increase weekly unemployment checks by $25, officials said yesterday.

Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s decision came over the weekend after he determined that every other state would be taking the extra benefit money, said spokesman Joel Sawyer.

“Every other governor in the country had signed off on the request as well,” Sawyer said.

Sanford, the head of the Republican Governors Association, has been a harsh critic of the stimulus package signed into law last week and other federal bailouts, calling them wasteful and a ticket to higher taxes in the future. But he has not said he would refuse the money, and in recent days his administration has said it was reviewing the $787 billion stimulus package to see what money the state should take.

The stimulus bill calls for using $145 million to increase South Carolina’s unemployment benefits. The average unemployed worker now gets $243.94 weekly; the maximum benefit is $326. The stimulus money brings the first increase in state jobless benefits in at least two years, Employment Security Commissioner Becky Richardson said.

Sanford’s decision to use the

WASHINGTON — The FBI has rescued more than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and punish their accused pimps.

Over a three-night initiative called Operation Cross Country, federal agents working with local law enforcement also arrested more than 50 alleged pimps, according to preliminary bureau data.

The teenage prostitutes found in the investigation ranged in age from 13 to 17.

In Ohio, about 18 adults were arrested in Toledo and Lima, said FBI spokesman Scott Wilson in Cleveland.

Historically, federal authorities rarely play a role in antiprostitution crackdowns, but the FBI is becoming more involved as it tries to rescue children caught up in the business.

“The goal is to recover kids.

We consider them the child victims of prostitution,” said FBI Deputy Assistant Director Daniel Roberts.

“Unfortunately, the vast majority of these kids are what they term ‘throwaway kids,’ with no family support, no friends. They’re kids that nobody wants, they’re loners.

Many are runaways,” Roberts said.

Most of the children are put into the custody of local child protection agencies.

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SPEAKING OUT: In a Wednesday, Jan. 14 file photo, South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford gestures as he gives his State of the State address, at the State house.

money came Saturday. The next day he was on “Fox News Sunday” with other governors in an appearance where he refused to rule out a 2012 presidential bid.

South Carolina posted a 9.5 percent unemployment rate in December, the nation’s third highest. The state’s fund that pays benefits to the jobless has been depending for months on

hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loans to stay solvent.

In a political sideshow to the state’s employment problem, the governor has been faulting the state agency that pays jobless benefits for failing to match outof-work residents with vacant positions and not making available unemployment data that could be used to target business incentives.

Philadelphia newspaper owner filing for bankruptcy

By Bob Lentz The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday in an effort to restructure its debt load.

Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., owned by Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC, is the second newspaper company in two days, and fourth in recent months, to seek bankruptcy protection.

“This restructuring is focused solely on our debt, not our operations,” chief executive officer Brian P. Tierney said in a statement. “Our operations are sound and profitable.”

The filing Sunday indicated the company has between $100 million and $500 million in assets and liabilities in the same range.

The company said it will continue the normal operations of its newspapers, magazines and online businesses without interruption during the debt-restructuring process. In a story posted on its Web site Sunday, the company says it has a debt load of $390 million.

“In the last two years, we experienced the rare trifecta of a dramatic decline in revenue, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and a debt structure out of line with current economic realities,” Tierney said.

Tierney said the company’s goal was to bring its debt in line with “the realities of the current economic and business conditions.”

The company said it decided to turn to Bankruptcy Court after negotiating with its lenders for the last 11 months.

The filings reiterate that the newspaper company hopes to reconfigure its debt rather than restructure its operations. The company was profitable by one accounting measure last year, earning $36 million before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and excluding one-time items. That figure is expected to be at least $25 million in 2009.

Tierney said in his statement that, in conjunction with its filing, the company is seeking court approval of up to $25 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing. The proposed DIP financing, plus the cash flow from operations, will ensure the company’s ability to satisfy obligations associated with its normal course of business, including wages and benefits, as well as payment of post-petition obligations to vendors under existing terms.

The company has long sought to offset declines in advertising revenue and circulation with moneysaving moves and improved efficiency, including sharing editorial functions of the two papers’ newsrooms.

Agents in cities from Miami to Chicago to Anchorage, Alaska took part in the operation.

Special Agent Melissa Morrow of the FBI’s Washington office said the operation has put them on the trail of a particular 16-year-old prostitute they still haven’t found.

Adult prostitutes arrested during the operation provided key tips about the girl, the agent said.

“She is currently 16 and started when she was 13. Now she is out there recruiting other juveniles as well,” said Morrow, adding that finding the girl is “at the top of our list.”

The federal effort is also designed to hit pimps with much tougher prison sentences than they would likely get in state criminal courts.

Government prosecutors look to bring racketeering charges or conspiracy charges that can result in decades of jail time.

“Some of these networks of pimps and their organizations are very sophisticated, they’re interstate,” said Roberts, requiring wiretaps and undercover sting operations to bring charges.

The weekend’s roundup marked the third such Operation Cross Country, and is part of a broader federal program launched in 2003 to crack down on the sexual exploitation of children.

Investigators over the past three years have been focusing on child prostitution rings operated by Toledo residents who have recruited teens and taken them out of state for prostitution In January, a Toledo man who helped operate a prostitution and money laundering ring that reached at least 15 states was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.

A federal investigation into a child prostitution ring in Harrisburg, Pa., found that nine girls from the Toledo area had been sold as sex slaves as part of the ring.

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland last month signed into law a bill that increases prison sentences for crimes such as kidnapping that aid human trafficking. It also mandates jail time for convictions on promoting prostitution, illegally using a minor in pornography and endangering children.

Ex-boyfriend wants DNA testing on octuplet children “Because she couldn’t have kids and, you know, it turned into this.”

Denis Beaudoin | Ex-boyfriend Beaudoin pledged to help Suleman, because “it’s hard nowadays to raise two kids, let alone 14 kids.”

Suleman has not responded to repeated interview requests from The Associated Press. Her phone has been disconnected and she no longer has a publicist.

All 14 of her children were conceived through in vitro fertilization, with sperm from an unidentified, platonic friend, the 33-year-old mother has said.

Single and unemployed, Suleman gave birth to octuplets on Jan. 26. She already had six other children.

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LOOKING FOR BODIES: Crime scene investigators search for human remains in a large expanse of desert in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday Feb. 13.

bodies were found together in what was a remote area when the bodies were estimated to have been buried, between 2000 and 2005.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former boyfriend of Nadya Suleman wants DNA testing to determine if he’s the father of her 14 children, including her nearly month-old octuplets.

Denis Beaudoin told ABC’s “Good Morning America” yesterday that he donated sperm to Suleman during their three-year relationship in the late 1990s because she claimed to have ovarian cancer.

Suleman denied Beaudoin was the donor she used to conceive her children, ABC said.

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Beaudoin still wants DNA testing. He said was misled about why she needed him to make three sperm donations “because she couldn’t have kids and, you know, it turned into this.”

Regardless of whether such tests show he is the father,

Investigation, indentification of remains found in desert continues ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Four more bodies have been uncovered from the mesa west of Albuquerque, including a fetus found inside its mother's skeleton, bringing the total remains found in the area to 10.

The search for bodies began 2 weeks ago after hikers discovered some remains in an area recently razed for a housing development.

Since then, teams of detectives, anthropologists and medical investigators have excavated an area 10 yards by 30 yards, uncovering some bones in graves and others scattered either by animals or the development project, Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said yesterday.

Police suspect one person is responsible for burying the bodies because of how close the

“The goal is to recover these kids. We consider them the victims of prostitution.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of these kids are what they term ‘throwaway kids.’”

missing in 2004. They and police have described Chavez as struggling with drug addiction and working as a prostitute.

The body of the pregnant woman and her fetus were found yesterday. Schultz says the remains of two other people were found Saturday.

Forensics commander Paul

Feist said about 25 investigators will continue to dig at the scene until "we get everything possible."

So far, only three skulls, including Chavez's, have been recovered, making identification of the other remains difficult and time consuming, Schultz said.

Homicide Sgt. Carlos Argueta said identification of the remains could take up to a year and the investigation into the cause of death and any possible suspects even longer.

Police said they are monitoring a list of missing prostitutes compiled by the missing person's unit. Chavez was on the list of missing women with prostitution and drug connections, which begins with a woman missing in 2001 and concludes with a woman reported missing in 2006.

Schultz said detectives are looking at suspects, but it's too premature to discuss them.

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Lee was locked in — just as he was all last season. Baseball’s king of the mound.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Stretched The left-hander, demoted to out on a chair in front of his the minor leagues a year earlocker, Cliff Lee delicately bal- lier, came out of nowhere to have anced a laptop computer on his an historic 2008. Lee went 22-3, thighs. Scratching his head, the led the league in wins and ERA, AL’s reigning Cy Young Award became the Indians’ first 20winner plotted his next move game winner since 1972, started in an online chess game before the last All-Star game at Yankee heading outside for another day Stadium and pitched with a sinof spring training. gle-minded purpose every time Cleveland’s ace surveyed the out. virtual board pieces. Sacrifice a “Unbelievable. I can’t even pawn? Attack the bishop? Defend try to explain it,” said Indians the queen? catcher Kelly Shoppach, who was

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of which qualify as big men (Marc Larson and Chris Knight both missed the game due to injuries), BG fell in overtime 7166. Miller however, still put on a previous season.

“The biggest, most important heroic performance.

His 1,000th career point stat for Nate is the win,” Orr couldn’t have been much more said.

This season, Miller has trans- anticlimactic. In the middle of formed into the unquestioned the second half he drove to the leader of a 15-11 (8-4 MAC) basket and got an off balance team that is having one of their lay up to fall. The game didn’t stop and there were only some best seasons in years.

Midway through his senior 20 fans who seemed aware of season Miller stepped up his accomplishment.

Miller didn’t seem to care in a big way. He became the unquestioned leader in the eyes either, because he had a game of young players like freshmen to win.

So Miller pulled off one of the Scott Thomas and Dee Brown and has led BG in most sta- best late game performances tistical categories on a nightly the BG program has seen in years. He scored a slew of points basis.

“I’m going to play confident. late in the game, and after the It doesn’t matter whether I’m Falcons had fallen behind by making shots or not,” Miller six points with under a minute to play, led a comeback that was said. “I want to win.”

Leading up to the game capped off with him nailing a against Canisius, Miller was three point shot to send the averaging 12.3 points and 6.6 game into overtime.

“We had no answer for him,” rebounds on the year. His leadership has the Falcons in a four Canisius coach Tom Parrotta way tie for second place in the said. “He torched us.”

In the overtime period Miller MAC East, behind only Buffalo, a team they swept their season scored all four of BG’s points, but a lack of size inside ultimately series with.

So he entered the Canisius led to the Falcons’ demise.

Miller finished the game game in search of 11 points and with 22 points and 13 rebounds, a win.

In a game in which BG played another double-double. His 22 with only nine players, only two points were a career high for a

NOTES From Page 7 Miller also stressed the fact BG is not playing good basketball right now.

“I don’t think we’ve been playing great basketball as of late,” Miller said. “Trying to fine tune and get us back to playing better basketball is very important.”

In the past six games, BG has been taken to overtime twice and also had to fight hard through the second half last Saturday against Akron.

All in all, it’s generally accepted that basketball teams have some peaks and valleys within their season, but Miller certainly will want to get his team back on the right foot before the Mid-American Conference Tournament in a couple weeks.

National recognition The Falcons moved up a spot in the AP poll.

And Miller had no idea.

“I walk in here Mondays and never know what the poll says. I didn’t know we were 26,” Miller said, later adding the national ranking only really matters for recruiting.

After sitting at No. 27 last week with 26 votes, BG moved up to the No. 26 slot with 43 votes, 51 votes shy of the No. 25 Iowa State.

With Iowa State having lost three of their last four and No. 23 Notre Dame also losing this past week, many fans were expecting the Falcons to be ranked.

But for them, all hope is not lost as BG sat at No. 26 in the USA Today/ESPN poll last week and were just 26 votes behind No. 25 Middle Tennessee State who lost this week.

Miller also addressed the possibility of his team getting an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament even if they don’t win the MAC. And while he said he could argue the reasons why BG should

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“Our strength of schedule is not good,” Miller said. “If they want to use that as reason to keep us out, I can’t argue that point.”

We’re talkin’ about practice At the end of yesterday’s practice, it almost seemed like the men’s team had the day off because the whole team wasn’t on the floor taking shots.

However, that wasn’t the case.

Orr said the last 30-45 minutes of yesterday’s practice was to give the transfers, freshmen and anyone else who wanted it some extra shooting time.

“We didn’t do a whole lot today,” Orr said. “It was more a film and walkthrough day.”

Last night, Orr said the team would be reviewing film on Kent State to prepare for Thursday’s matchup.

Short-handed With the injury to Chris Knight leaving the team down to two big men, Orr said the team is still staying focused despite knowing their depth is subpar.

“You have to stay on the grind,” Orr said. “You’re conscious of your lack of depth, but you have to stay on the grind.”

That lack of depth has forced Orr to take a big hit in size in his starting lineup.

Against Canisius last Saturday, Orr only started one player taller than 6’4” in Otis Polk.

After the mid-season injury to Marc Larson, the only big men Orr has available until Knight, who is listed as game-to-game, returns are Otis Polk and Erik Marschall.

And while it’s risky to play them both at the same time because of fatigue and potential foul trouble, Orr said if the right situation comes up, the two will be on the court together.

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In the post game press conference Miller was asked about his accomplishment. He simply shrugged it off, mumbled “it’s an honor” and went on to talk about how disappointed he was with the loss.

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However the next month turns out, Miller will leave BG with a legacy as both a great player and a leader.

He became the newest member of an elite club that previously had only three members, all of which spent four seasons playing for the Falcons. Miller got there in only three.

Although his career record, which currently sits at 41-46, might end up below .500, he may never even win a MAC Tournament game and he’s never had his number 20 jersey sold at games, Miller will be missed by the BG faithful.

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Lee spent the offseason collecting hardware for his efforts.

He picked up awards from coast to coast and even had his high school jersey retired in his hometown of Benton, Ark., where they celebrated Cliff Lee Day. It was a victory tour he’ll never forget, especially the January stop in New York to accept his Cy Young plaque.

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