THE BG NEWS Wednesday September 2, 2009 Volume 104, Issue 9
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The Falcon Marching Band prepares for their first football game in our photospread | Page 3
An untold environmental calamity
FORUM
Non-discrimination ordinance updated By Phil Torres Reporter
Working on the final touches
Forum Editor Kyle Schmidlin describes a potentially disastrous environmental problem: the disappearance of large amounts of honeybees | Page 4
A before and after situation Indiana Daily Student columnist Corey Barker points out the hypocrisy of the media in their post-mortem coverage of celebrities | Page 4
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President Megan Newlove said. The original ordinance, before the Aug. 17 inclusion, said nothGay rights in the city of Bowling ing about housing, but prohibGreen took a significant step for- ited discrimination in employward Aug. 17. ment, businesses and educaThe Bowling Green City tional institutions in Bowling Council passed an amendment Green. making it unlawful to refuse Four-year city Councilman housing to someone based on John Zanfardino said the new sexual orientation. ordinance is mostly precautionThe legislation was added to ary, but he said he remembers a an already existing non-dis- time when an outgoing graduate crimination ordinance, Council student was allegedly told by his
landlord that he “does not rent to his kind.” “It stayed with me,” Zanfardino said. Toledo passed an ordinance similar to Bowling Green’s in December 1998. Zanfardino said Bowling Green was so far behind in creating its own legislation simply because no one was willing to bring up the idea. Jane Rosser, organizer of Equality BG, said her group eventually brought the idea of
a fair housing amendment to based on sexual orientation. Zanfardino because he seemed “People are really excited,” willing to help. Russell said. “This is a huge step “We brought it up to Zanfardino forward.” because he showed an interest in our cause,” Rosser said. “We THE HISTORY are trying to promote the equal The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited rights and justice in the city of discrimination concerning the sale, rental, Bowling Green.” and financing of housing based on race, LGBT Programs and Services religion and sexual orientation. Coordinator Annie Russell said (Information from the U.S. Department with the new ordinance everyof Housing and Urban Development one, gay or straight, now has Web site) protection from discrimination
OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE STAGE ALAINA BUZAS | THE BG NEWS
WORKING OUT: Freshman Julia Borysiak takes advantage of the equipment in the Student Recreation Center.
Student Rec Center may reduce hours due to budget cuts
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Teacher allegedly disrupts firing A court document alleges that a teacher accused of burning a cross on a student’s arm improperly sued the school board to disrupt his firing | Page 8
Men’s soccer starts the season strong
The Student Recreation Center may have to reduce hours if budget cuts are made due to low enrollment numbers. Associate Director of Recreational Sports Thad Long said plans were approved in the spring that could reduce the hours if needed. “It would essentially be a little later opening, a little earlier closing,” he said. “We’ve already looked at the usage patterns of the building historically to see where we can least impact our users to try and scale back a little bit.” Long could not offer specifics because he said he does not know how much the budget will be cut, if at all. But he said once the University makes its official announcement, a Rec Center response will likely be issued within 48 hours. “We’ll just kind of keep operations as usual until we’ve heard otherwise and then we’ll respond according to whatever number we are given,” he said. “But yeah, there is no doubt that there is a possibility that hour reductions would be part of it, because we’ve already done a lot of reductions to the staff, students, professionals.”
University professor and bassoonist to perform tonight as part of the Faculty Artist Series
The Falcon men’s soccer team was victorious in their season opener against Marshall | Page 6
By Andrew Farr Reporter
ost people, and maybe even
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SPORTS
some musicians, are prob-
ably not that familiar with the bas-
Ridge Street to close between Mercer Road and Willard Drive to film commercial
soon, but tonight at 8 p.m., as part of the College of Musical Arts’ Faculty Artist Series, bassoonist Nathaniel Zeisler will bring his talent to Bryan Recital Hall at the Moore Musical Arts Center.
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET
See BASSOON | Page 2
If the Rec Center cut its hours, how will you work out instead? PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALAINA BUZAS
FINDING SOME DIRECTION
ROB EMMELHAINZ Senior, Political Science
“I’d break into the Rec.” | Page 4
TODAY Sunny High: 76, Low: 49
TOMORROW Sunny High: 79, Low: 53
From 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Ridge Street will be closed between Mercer Road and Willard Drive. Kim McBroom, chief communications officer at the University, said the road is closing because the University is in the process of filming a new TV commercial. McBroom said the commercial will include a student riding a bike in a graduation gown, and officials from the Office of Marketing and Communications, who are in charge of the commercial, don’t want him battling traffic during his ride. According to an e-mail sent to the student body, shuttle service to the Moore Musical Arts Center and Kreischer Quadrangle will also be temporarily discontinued during this time, but McBroom said those shuttle stops will be re-routed around the corner. According to the e-mail, no vehicular traffic will be permitted on the closed area, but parking for the Moore Musical Arts and Student Health Center and the Jerome Library can be reached by taking Merry Avenue to Willard Drive.
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JUST PLAY: The Falcon Marching Band is gearing up for the first home football game tomorrow. Their first show will be music from the band Chicago. Director Carol Hayward said the band is featuring three faculty members on trumpet, trombone and saxophone, which are the instruments most prominent in Chicago. “I wanted to re-create a show that featured these three,” she said.
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