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RAs keep students Users vs. busy on snow days with ABUSERS good, clean fun By Shaina Smith Reporter
In an effort to keep residents entertained during snow days, Residence Life is making sure all hall directors and their staff have snow day activities on deck. The University has not had a full snow day yet this school year, but there are procedures hall directors and resident advisers carry out for the residents. ResidenceLifeSeniorAssociate Director Sarah Waters said that RAs and hall directors put on additional programs and provide social activities like game tournaments, study tables or going out to sled. RAs are also asked to make additional community rounds to be a resource for the residents. Every hall is in charge of coming up with their own plan for University closures. Harshman Anderson and Bromfield Hall
Director Rick Lofgren said other halls have their activities already planned before the closure is announced, but his hall does not decide what programs they will provide until the morning the school closes. “Anderson and Bromfield halls are more impromptu,” Lofgren said. Sophomore Joe Tucker, an RA in Kreischer Ashley, said every RA is in charge of their residents, but they can participate in the programs that other RAs coordinate on different floors. “I would have video games or have a game day, night or afternoon depending on what time of day it is,” Tucker said. “It’s just the idea of giving students something to do besides chilling in their room.” With snow days there is the possibility of students getting antsy and possibly participating in reckless behavior, but
“It’s just the idea of giving students something to do besides chilling in their room.” Joe Tucker | Resident Adviser
Waters said she hasn’t had any problems in that department. “Students at BG are very responsible. They understand what it means to be a good community member,” Waters said. The main goal for Residence Life is to provide activities for students to participate in. “We prepare a lot for things that sometimes don’t happen, but we try to be as proactive as possible by having RAs and hall directors talking about activities for the snow day,” Waters said.
Women players dominate men on club’s chess board By Angela Green Reporter
The University’s chess club is not a typical chess club. Club president Daniel Gordon said 90 percent of chess players are male, but the University’s chess club, has more female members than male members. “It’s not very typical,” Gordon said. “People think males are better at sports so they must be better at chess. Women are just as good if not better.” Breaking the stereotypes of chess players even more, not everyone in the chess club is a computer science major. Gordon said there are all kinds of majors in the club and that diversity helps the group. Gordon, who learned how to
play chess from his father, started the club from scratch last semester. “I know this sounds corny but I fell in love with it and have been playing ever since,” he said. “It’s kind of like a sport but it’s more strategic and tactical than a card game or kicking a ball into a goal.” The club meets twice a week and Gordon said they were lucky to have five people show up in the beginning. The club now has 46 members and not all have been playing their entire lives. Gordon said about 20 percent of members are completely new at playing chess, 20 percent have played for years and the rest fall in between. “If they’re a true beginner, we
teach them the rules, how to set up the board and pieces and what the legal moves are,” he said. Then the chess club take a hands-off approach. “Once they know how to play, we pit them against people with the same skill level and then the planning and strategy come later,” he said. Tyler Appt, a freshman who has been playing chess since he was a kid, said simply playing at the meetings is the best way to learn. “The better the player, the farther ahead they think and if they’re thinking ahead of you, you won’t last very long,” Appt
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What starts out as social drinking can lead to alcoholism, making some seek out professional help through the University By Michelle Olmstead Reporter
Although Folmar spent some unorthodox bonding time with her dad, who is still dealing with his own alcoholism, she said she did not drink outside of his home until college. Folmar started drinking at social gath-
Senior Sarah Folmar had her first drink at the age of 11 — with her father. “My brothers and I used to go visit my dad on the weekends,” Folmar said. “He didn’t see us very often, so he just always tried to be the cool dad.”
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Fun Classes | Ongoing series
Editor’s Note: This story represents the first in a series looking at classes students take for fun at the University. Today, we look at the educational side of ice skating.
Ice skating serves as educational, fun course for college credit
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ENDGAME: Sophomore Alexandra McCollum captures a white pawn and closes in on the king while playing freshman Travis Edge during a friendly match in Chess Club.
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Some students take classes for a requirement, and some as an elective for their major, but others take classes for a different reason — fun. Ice skating is one such class, and senior Adrienne Jones is one such student. “Really, I just wanted to take a fun course,” Jones said. Jones, an accounting major, said all of her classes up until this point have counted toward graduation. The class is taught by Laura
“I have been skating since I was 9 and I have learned a lot from this class.”
Dunn, ice arena staff assistant, who has been teaching the class for two years. Dunn said there are a variety of students who take the class. They differ in major, year, skill and reason. “You will get a chunk of phys. ed. Brittany Deas | Sophomore majors that are required to take classes, so they will look for something different or fun,” Dunn said. 9 and I have learned a lot from “But there are a decent amount this class,” Deas said. who do not have to take it and are Deas said one problem she has looking for something fun to do.” always had was stopping, but Sophomore Brittany Deas, a because of Dunn and the class, physical education major, said See FUN | Page 2 she took the class for fun as well. “I have been skating since I was
SPORTS All about the team
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET If you could create a college course, what would the topic be? JENNIE HARTMAN, Sophomore, Communication Disorders
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she said she has become better. “There are just things you do not think about until [the teachers] say, ‘maybe try it that way,’” Deas said. The course has been offered during the spring and the fall since there has been an ice arena at the University. Traditionally, the class is not offered in the summer. Dunn said this is because of the cost and personnel needed to run the course, which may or may not be able to fill with students. However, Dunn said she teaches three sections a semester and they are always filled with students looking to skate. Dunn said she starts off the course teaching students the fundamentals, including how to fall. “I would rather have them fall in a controlled manner so they do not fall on their head or something,” Dunn said. “By the end of the class my hope is they do not need to [fall].”
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Cru plays suspenseful game of “Clue” By Ryan Bort Reporter
As Cru wrapped up its threeweek Battle of the Bands on Feb. 11, the first twist of the many promised took place. Before they could announce the winner, someone was murdered. The fake death of Nick De La Torre of the Paper Robots started Cru’s six-week segment of “Clue” titled “The Ultimate Game of Whodunit.” As the true winner between the bands the Paper Robots and the Jehosaphats is still unknown, rumors are beginning to circulate about
ABUSE From Page 1 erings and bars when she arrived at the University in 2006. “I was the first one of my friends to turn 21, so every time they had a birthday, I came up with an excuse to just get wasted,” she said. While Folmar said her occasional binge drinking did not affect school work or personal relationships, she acknowledged it was a problem in her life. “The person I became when I drank is not who I really am,” she said. “I like to pride myself on being mature, but when I would drink, I’d interrupt people’s conversations. I’d dance a lot. I’d jump on tables and think I looked really cool. But in reality, I probably looked like an idiot.” After listening to a woman speak at her church about addicting behaviors, Folmar decided her senior year would be the best time to give up her alcohol-related addiction. Folmar said she has not had a drop of alcohol since Jan. 9. “I’ve decided to give it up for one year as a trial period, but if I ever do drink again, I don’t plan on drinking recreationally,” she said. Folmar avoids temptations in social settings with nonalcoholic beverages. “When I go to parties, I bring sparkling water or sparkling grape juice or something,” she said. “I realized it really wasn’t the alcohol that made me feel good, it was having a drink so I could remain part of the group.” Folmar has eliminated alcohol from her life for several weeks, but other students may need the help of a professional to overcome their addiction. Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor Carrie Arndt has nearly 20 years of experience working in drug treatment and prevention. At the Counseling Center, Arndt said she can have up to eight appointments each day. About 90 percent of the students she counsels derive from a University sanction or a court order. This means 10 percent of students are coming in completely on their own for help.
who won the battle. Jonathan Shaffer, the lead singer of the Jehosaphats, thought his band should have won, but now his mind has shifted to something more important: who killed De La Torre? Shaffer, along with seven other people from the two bands, is a suspect in the murder. “If you ask anyone ‘who is the murderer?’ they’ll all tell you they don’t know,” Shaffer said, “but one of us is the murderer.” That’s where the twist comes in. Every week, part of Cru is dedicated to this game of clue. This past week, there was a video interview of the Paper Robots “It seems like in years past, I would see a lot of first-year students,” Arndt said. “You know, they’re moving away from home, they’re getting some new freedom. Now it seems to be very mixed in ages and mixed male to female. There’s definitely more of a variety than there used to be.” From Arndt’s experience with student-addicts, she said most times they started to drink at least some in high school. These drinking behaviors accelerated in college. “If I had to pick an age from what I see, it would probably be upper teens, like 17, maybe junior [or] senior year of high school,” she said. Stress is one of the top reasons students choose to drink, Arndt said. “What I find ironic is that people say they drink because they’re stressed,” she said. “But then when they’re seeing me, they’re obviously already in trouble, which is stressing them out even more.” Friends and family of a student struggling with alcohol might be at a loss about what they should do to help. People in this situation should first persuade the student to consult a professional, Arndt said. If the student is unwilling to acknowledge he or she has a problem, more drastic measures might be taken. “If you are a friend, maybe you can give an ultimatum, like, ‘I can’t hang out with you until you get this under control,’” she said. “As a parent, you can say, ‘I’m not paying for you to go to school if all you’re going to do is drink.’” Arndt said any student thinking they have an addiction should seek help. “I think people who go to school here, especially, are so lucky to have the opportunity to get free confidential counseling, because that doesn’t exist outside; you’re going to be paying money for it. It’s a really awesome opportunity for people to get help.” Despite efforts to reform an alcoholic’s behavior, Arndt said for progress to be made, the addict must want it. “So many times what’s really, really unfortunate, and it’s liter-
“Through technology, through acting, through stage, how fun it is to see people able to use their gifts for something like this.” Johnathan Shaffer | Singer
that revealed their feelings and how they were handling this tragic incident. However, it also revealed potential motives from different members. Following the interview came an intense interrogation on stage of every Jehosaphats member. After the video, students were ally the hardest part of my job, you can’t make someone change,” Arndt said. Ten percent of people who choose to drink will develop alcohol dependence, Arndt said. If parents are alcoholics, children are even more likely to develop an addiction. The Counseling Center is now located on the fourth floor of the Saddlemire Student Services Center at Conklin. For more information or to make an appointment, students may call the Counseling Center at 419-3722081.
encouraged to text who they thought the murderer was based on what they had seen. The band member with the least votes is removed from the suspect list, bringing students one step closer to finding the true murderer. Producer Josh Coy and MC Ben Hartley are the brains
behind this whole production. They chose to incorporate text in voting because they felt it was “easy and relevant.” The two are very secretive, barely letting the suspects in on what is going on. “The band knows what they need to know, but that’s it,” Hartley said. The two got together and planned the entire six-week program, but outside the two of them, no one knows which turn the plot will take next. The writing for the show each week is done based on the voting, but Hartley and Coy say they still have some tricks up their
sleeves. “This thing has more twists than a Scorsese film,” Coy said. Outside of the general fun of the production, the event is very special to Coy and Hartley. “Through technology, through acting, through stage, how fun it is to see people able to use their gifts for something like this,” Coy said. Hartley and Coy encourage everyone to attend Cru over the next few weeks and participate in this game. “Cru is a place to be connected and challenged and have a blast,” Coy said. “We invite and encourage everyone to come out.”
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If you could create a college course, what would the topic be? “Underwater basket weaving.”
“The show ‘16 and Pregnant’.”
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FALCON SCREECH Why do drivers of utility vehicles on campus find it absolutely necessary to drive through campus, mainly behind the Union by Mac, while students are headed to class and other classes are letting out? This is just frickin’ dangerous and all out stupid. Students are trying to get to class on time (and uninjured) and you’re creeping through campus on the sidewalks in your plow or salt truck or whatever. You can’t get anywhere fast this way. You KNOW that classes switch every 50 minutes or so and there’s a 15-minute window where the sidewalks are crowded. Find some other time to drive your happy little ass through campus, NOT when students are out in masses. OR you could just run a few of us over, and then the University has to pay our tuition and your stupid ass loses your job. Next time, I might just save myself a few thousand dollars and get hit. :) —ANNOYED AND IN DANGER Dear Liberal teachers of BGSU: Let’s talk about how the teachers on this campus are in an extremely influential position and how they are using that influence to pawn off their highly liberal views on the young students of this University. I have had enough with instructors preaching how bad our country is and that conservatives are to blame. I recently had an instructor show a video to his class that said how great Socialism is! Really, man? If you like it so much, move to Sweden or even go one step up and move to China where the government will make all your decisions. People come to college to learn, not be taught how to hate people who worked hard to make money. How about teaching your students to work hard to get what they want and not to expect free things from people who make money! —LIBERAL NONSENSE I’m a Roman Catholic, and it really irks me when students make uniformed comments about my religion during classroom discussions and debates. I’m sure others who practice different religions feel the same. Hearing students say “Catholics think sex is evil,” “Your Pope was a Nazi killer,” and “Catholics don’t use condoms, so they would rather people get AIDS,” (all statements that I have heard) really just proves your sheer ignorance of the subject on which you are speaking. Before you make a stupid comment, why don’t you research a little bit about the religion that you clearly know nothing about? Thanks. —PROUD CATHOLIC Could the people above me who insist on having loud sex all the time feel a constant need to move their furniture, and desire to hit their floor with either aluminum bats or bowling balls please take others into consideration? I am so tired of being awoken by your antics only to realize that it’s because you just can’t keep it down. I feel even worse for your neighbors if I can hear you through the floor. —DISGRUNTLED DOWN BELOW
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prietorship, partnership and corporation. At its heart, a corporation is simply “an artificial being, PHIL SCHURRER FACULTY COLUMNIST invisible, intangible and existing only in contemplation of law,” as Chief Justice John Marshall wrote in the “When ideas fail, words are 1819 Dartmouth College very handy.” — Goethe Every group, movement, or decision. A corporation is a nation has a few words or separate, fictitious legal perphrases that do more than son, whose economic claim define or describe an idea, but to fame has been its ability to may carry critical and pow- raise large amounts of capital erful connotations beyond by providing limited liability to its owners, known as their actual meaning. In a Communist society, shareholders. That is what words like “fascist,” “capi- makes a corporation legally talist” and “bourgeois” are and economically unique. But large corporations have not mere words; same goes with “radical” or “hippie” to a also become the focus of 1960’s conservative or “reac- great concentrations of ecotionary” to many liberals. All nomic power and influence, these become labels which and this has stirred the ire of call forth images, ideas, and those who see in these “articoncepts that can be positive ficial persons” the reposior negative depending on the tory of economic and social word, the user and the con- malevolence. At the turn of text. Races, genders and reli- the last century, the words gious groups often use — and “corporation” and “trust” have to endure — the same were used to paint any economic actor with evil intents verbal labeling. The word “corporate” or motives. The term became an epiand its many derivations ought to be added to the list. thet of dishonor when used by Connotations to this word the Progressives at the end of the 19th century. This negafirst appeared decades ago. Originally, the word sim- tive connotation was revived ply described a legal form of during the Depression of business organization. Every the ‘30s and has returned to business student knows the See SCHURRER | Page 5 three basic legal forms of business structure: sole pro-
PATRICK SAUNDERS FACULTY COLUMNIST The government trumpets the ability of our soldiers to kill people on the other side of the world and still make it home for dinner. But as the use of unmanned aerial drones (UAVs) accelerates because they are cheap and, more importantly, leave no American boys in harm’s way (just the enemy), does their use represent a legal, moral and ethical dilemma for our country? The legal dilemma is that we are using these weapons to attack targets inside other countries without their permission. According to International law and the UN Charter, that is a crime. Outside of the legal dilemma of violating another nation’s sovereignty with the drone attacks, the moral and ethical dilemmas raise a concern we as a nation should be thinking about. One of the best methods of keeping peace in the past has been the experience of war on the personal level, the horror and illogicalness of it. We have been blessed in the past with leaders who had these life-changing experi-
ences which tempered their judgments on initiating conflict when it mattered. Our nation has historically had a large veteran population that created a public force for thoughtful consideration on the part of our political leadership. My service during the Vietnam War in the Navy Seabees left me with an aversion to war, not from having bullets fly over my head, for that luckily did not happen, but from being in an environment where the byproducts of war — the young men who will never be the same because of terrible physical and mental wounds — were my constant companions. It is these experiences that have engraved on my mind that war has to be the absolutely last resort. As less and less U.S. citizens can claim military experience, fewer and fewer people who stand for office have military service on their resumes. This is a feature of the all-volunteer military we adopted after Vietnam. More young people now are opting for other endeavors, including higher education and making money, but serving the nation comes later these days.
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Potential tuition increase contradicts the campus administrators’ sizeable salary raises By Matthew Stewart Guest Columnist
The Feb. 15, 2010 edition of the BG News featured a story on the likely increase in tuition for the upcoming Fall 2010 semester. The probable tuition increase will follow a 3.5 percent increase in tuition this current Spring 2010 semester. Considering things like the reduction of student services in combination with these rising fees, I’d love to say something like, “imagine my surprise.” Unfortunately, the current fiscal climate leaves little to suspense. It does, however, leave plenty of room for frustration. Central to these frustrations is a University administration that seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth. According to an article published in The Toledo Blade Jan. 31, 2009, President Carol Cartwright took a $61,000 raise over her predecessor when she removed the “interim” tag from her
title. The raise, approved by the board of trustees, means she is making $375,000 per year. This, in a word, is perplexing. It seems to run in contradiction with the points Cartwright made in her 2009 State of the University address about dealing with the current economic climate through increased efficiency and nimbleness. My questions are: What purpose does this raise serve? Is there some abundance of need for a university president in Northwest Ohio that the previous $314,000 yearly salary cannot suffice? Did Cartwright’s work as the interim president warrant such a pay jump? When I came to this school four years ago, I did so on the value and quality of education the University offered against its regional competitors. With the price tag rising consistently, that competitive advantage has narrowed, if not disappeared entirely. In recent months, the stu-
dent population has been asked to consider an increase in the bus fee and there have also been discussions about changes to the current oncampus printing policy. We are yet again being asked to open up our collective pocket books. The issue is not with these service changes or others in and of themselves — if school costs more, it does. Sometimes things get more expensive. The issue, rather, is that it is an insult to the student body to ask them to continually bear the burden of the growing fees while administrative members such as President Cartwright take more money. This is not to say the title of University president does not deserve a certain scale of salary. That title brings prestige and, yes, more money than most of the rest of us. The $314,000 salary of our previous president, however, should be more than plenty for President Cartwright. There are also those who,
either supportive or dismissive of the fee hikes, will argue that education is a privilege and not a right. But the University is still about education first and business second, right? Per h a p s P r e sident Cartwright would be interested in creating an annual $61,000 scholarship fund in her name for students facing financial hardship and other extraordinary circumstances. You know — something that implies our University President views the essence of a public university as education first and business second. If not, then the only efficiency and nimbleness associated with President Cartwright I am interested in is the efficiency and nimbleness with which she finds the exit. Matthew is a sophomore liberal studies student. Respond to him at thenews@bgnews.com
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SCHURRER From Page 4 haunt and destroy any meaningful conversation between political, social or economic opponents. We hear it all the time: Congress is a tool of the “corporate” interests, “corporations” are repressing working people, “corporate” lobbying groups are pressuring the government, and so on. We also hear of enterprising reporters who have uncovered or report corporate frauds and malfeasance. It’s as though these members of the media have taken it upon themselves the burden of uncovering “corporate” fraud and misdeeds. Without diminishing the truth of their revelations, it should be noted these reporters work for corporations, whose primary job is to make a buck. The New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Washington Post share something in com-
SAUNDERS From Page 4 Those who find the military attractive as a career option or as a way to spend eight years and earn some money for college are, by and large, poor. When you consider only 0.5 percent of a population of 300 million is in uniform, the likelihood of having a government of folks who have never worn the uniform is a distinct possibility, if not a foregone conclusion. This means we will have a government dependent solely on the advice of our military leadership. If this had been a reality during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a nuclear war would have been the end result and we might not be having this discussion. The moral and ethical dilemma of using these unmanned weapons is taking the personal horror out of war. No longer will the soldier see the enemy die in person
mon with the Wall Street Journal and the Toledo Blade. Their primary goal is to generate revenue and enhance their bottom lines. Hostility to business is part and parcel of the stock and trade of many. Through their inappropriate conduct, some businesses have done little to alter this perception and much to perpetuate it. To say “corporations” are “bad” indicates sloppy speech and even sloppier thinking. “Corporation” becomes a code word for “big, bad capitalism.” What the user should state is that some large entities are guilty of overstepping ethical or legal limits. But, all too often, those who employ these phrases insult their readers or listeners by not explaining the subtleties involved. The fact is “corporations” are not the only forms of human organization that are guilty of misuse of power. Labor unions, churches, governments and virtually any organization where power is
concentrated can be guilty of misusing the public trust. Not all corporations are “bad” or “good” for that matter. They are, as all organizations, the product of those who are employed by them and who employ them to accomplish certain goals and objectives. When hearing these words and phrases, remember that those who use them might not want listeners to explore all the facts and circumstances. They may not want us to think things through, so a short, emotionally-laden word or phrase is used instead. But by doing so, they insult our intelligence. As thinking adults, we deserve better than these verbal panderers of obfuscation — as well as the relatively few organizations that gave rise to their ire through misbehavior.
on the battlefield, but only what the satellite camera or vehicle radar records. This is creating a further disconnect from the reality of war and the further cheapening of human life by us. This unmanning of the frontlines (hence you are less likely to get wasted if you enlist) is part of the advertising copy of our military in their message to prospective recruits. As our technology increases, along with our ability to wage war and cause even more horrific levels of human suffering, it is incumbent on us to raise the ethical and moral standards that govern the use of this technology. Glorifying the sneak attack, the shot in the back by snipers and accepting the death of innocent civilians as collateral damage — which these kinds of technology represent — is out of our character as Americans. If we care to remember, it was the absence of a warning
that made the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor even more of a thing to be avenged, which we did in the tens of millions dead over in the course of the war on the Japanese people. We have to ask ourselves if we are accomplishing our goals of defeating al-Qaida and the Taliban by killing hundreds of innocents, or are we assisting the recruiters of these elements every time a UAV attacks a target in Pakistan? Wouldn’t this be the time to use our special ops forces who are much better suited to these tasks and who will be able to ensure innocents will not die? Reducing war to the level of a video game is not in the continued self-interest of this country, for it heightens the chance for it to be the first choice and not the last choice, as it should be in all situations.
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SOFTBALL Berger named Athlete of the Week Freshman softball player Paige Berger has been named a Papa John’s Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the Red and Black Classic in Athens, Ga. Berger hit three home runs and had six RBIs over the weekend as the Falcons went 2-2.
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REST: Track star Brittani McNeal takes a breather during a practice earlier this season.
Looking out for one another McNeal focusing on overall success of BG track team By Brad Frank Reporter
“He changed my whole perspective on what track really means to people and what it should mean to me.”
“I tell student athletes to give their best. At the end of the day when you leave the track, if you gave it your all, that’s what is important to us,” he said. “She has an amazing work ethic, she’s always cheerBrittani McNeal thanks assistant coach Jody ing for her teammates and she leads by example.” Stewart for making a difference in her career. “In terms of supporting her teammates, she does “I don’t think I’d be where I am if he didn’t come. a wonderful job and that’s key as a leader. She has He changed my whole perspective on what track all the attributes to be successful.” really means to people and what it should mean to Brittani McNeal | Sprints/Jumps Stewart’s influence on McNeal, combined with me,” McNeal said. “Basically, I was an individual, her tremendous athleticism, leads him to great but when he came, he was all about the team. With expectations for her. him coming in, it helped me realize that I’m not jump mark in school history. “I can see her being one of the greatest long just doing it for myself, but I’m doing it for my teamBeyond her achievements in track and field, her jumpers of all time here at Bowling Green State mates, too.” commitment to being a good teammate is noted. McNeal, a junior, has been a consistent scorer Stewart has high praise for McNeal in terms of See TRACK | Page 7 in her career so far. She holds the third-best long her leadership and approach to track.
Today in Sports History 1988—Chicago allows the
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Cubs to install lights and play up to 18 night games. 1985—Indiana men’s basketball coach Bob Knight throws a chair during a game. 1980—The 13th Winter Olympic Games come to a close in Lake Placid, NY.
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The List Junior Brittani McNeal has enjoyed great success on the BG track team, including holding the third-best long jump mark in school history. Today, we take a look at the top five moments of her Falcon career. 1. AOC: McNeal placed second at the 2009 All-Ohio Championships with a leap of 5.62. 2. MAC: McNeal recorded a personal best time of 24.89 in the 200m at the 2009 MAC Championships. 3. Invitational: McNeal placed first at the 2009 Toledo Invitational with a jump of 5.93 meters. 4. Wright Classic: A time of 1.00.85 in the 400m placed McNeal second at the 2009 Tom Wright Classic. 5. Challenge: At the 2009 Toledo Collegiate Invitational, McNeal finished first with a jump of 11.18 meters.
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VOLLEY: The Falcons lost their first-ever match at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.
Flames too hot for BG tennis team By Brett Wane Reporter
The BG women’s tennis team couldn’t get on track against the University of Chicago at Illinois as they fell to the Flames 6-1 on Sunday. By defeating the Falcons, the Flames improved to 7-2 on the
year, and BG fell to 6-3, having lost two straight matches. Sophomore Jessica Easdale was the only Falcon to pick up a singles victory, winning 7-5 and 6-1. Only two other sets were as
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With three games left, the BG women’s basketball season is winding down. But don’t worry, the Falcons will be playing come March. However, the Falcons are still battling for positions in this year’s MAC Tournament. The Falcons all but had the MAC East wrapped up with a 15-1 conference record last year, with Kent State seven games out of first with a 8-8 mark. This year, however, the conference has been much tighter, with Akron and the Golden Flashes putting up a fight for the top spot. In fact, Kent State is once again BG’s nearest competitor for first place in the East, but this time, they trail by just one game. “On the MAC East side, it’s a close race and we haven’t won it yet, so every game from here on out is going to be a battle,” junior Lauren Prochaska said. Two of the Falcons’ last three games are on the road, at Buffalo and at Miami, with their final home game coming against Kent State. One aspect BG has going for them as they hit the home stretch is their experience in meaningful games. The game against Akron on Saturday was no exception. The Falcons’ 66-56 win at Akron was big; BG now has a two-game lead over the Zips in the MAC.
Lauren Prochaska Will be BG’s offensive catalyst down the stretch But according to BG coach Curt Miller, it was the way in which they won that was more impressive. Miller said the game against the Zips took on a tone much like that of MAC postseason basketball, where every possession was a battle and the physicality and toughness levels were raised. These are the types of games the Falcons will be facing in the coming weeks, not only in their final three games of the regular season, but in the MAC Tournament as well. As an upperclassmen, Prochaska knows all too well what the next few weeks will be like. “We had to teach the underclassmen, just like we were taught, that every game is a battle, especially from here on out,” Prochaska said. “I think [the underclassmen] are starting to realize how hard we have to play to win each game and to win in the MAC Tournament.” While last year saw the Falcons on cruise control with three games left in their season, three games remaining this year seems like a lifetime. “We have a long, long way to go and a tough road,” Miller said.
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Gomes, Reds agree to one-year $800,000 deal GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes agreed to an $800,000, one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, providing the right-handed power hitter the Reds wanted in the outfield. General manager Walt Jocketty said the 29-year-old Gomes will compete for the job in left field. The contract gives the Reds a $1.75 million option for 2011. The Reds put right-hander Edinson Volquez on the 60-day disabled list to create room on the roster. Volquez had reconstructive elbow surgery last August and isn’t expected back before midseason. Gomes appeared in 98 games for the Reds last season, batting .267 with 20 homers and 51 runs batted in. He started 33 games in left field, 33 in right and nine as a designated hitter during interleague play. The Reds declined to offer him salary arbitration last December, making him a free agent. Gomes had talked to the Reds about a deal over the winter.
“After I met with (manager Dusty Baker) and the coaches after the season, we put together a list of things we wanted to improve on for this season,� Jocketty said. “The last thing on the list we hadn’t checked off was a right-handed power hitter. I definitely think Jonny fills that role. There will definitely be a lot of competition for that spot in the outfield.� Gomes lives in the Phoenix area, drove to the Reds’ camp and passed a physical on Monday, then signed his deal. “Walt and Dusty grabbed me and took me in with open arms,� Gomes said. “It was exciting to see the young, core guys mature through the season, and then the other guys Walt brought in. From the outside looking in, it’s a well-put-together team for this year.� Gomes can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses this year: $50,000 each for 250, 300 and 350 plate appearances; $100,000 each for 400 and 450; and $150,000 got 500. If he’s sent outright to the minor leagues, his sal-
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“Walt and Dusty grabbed me and took me in with open arms.� Jonny Gomes | Reds outfielder ary would be $100,000. The 2011 option would carry a $50,000 buyout if he has 200 plate appearances this year. The option price would increase to $100,000 if he has 250 plate appearances, $150,000 for 300 and $200,000 for 350. If the option isn’t exercised, Gomes would be given his unconditional release. If the option is exercised, Gomes could earn $750,000 in performance bonuses in 2011: $50,000 each for 250, 300 and 350 plate appearances; $100,000 each for 400 and 450; and $200,000 each for 500 and 550.
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to their UIC opponents. Senior Samantha Kintzel and freshman Katie Grubb lost 8-6, giving the Flames the doubles close as two points, with junior point. “They are dominant in their Christine Chiricosta losing 6-1, conference and they came out 6-1. The loss drops Chiricosta to firing today, but [coach] knows we need to set this match aside 7-2 on the season. “I will keep giving 110% at prac- and focus on things that we inditice and just get ready to take vidually need to work on this down CSU on Friday,� Chiricosta week at practice,� Chiricosta said. “I am looking forward to said. “Penny said that she saw playing them at my home club, a lot of good fighting out of us and know that we will come out and she thinks we caught UIC on a really hot day. They all were on top as a team.� The loss to UIC is the first ever playing extremely well and they loss at the Perrysburg Tennis really came out firing.� BG will prepare for a Center. BG is 9-1 in dual matches matchup against Cleveland at the facility. All three of the doubles match- State University on Friday es were competitive and closely before having nine days off. Action will resume on March contested. The team of Chiricosta and 9, when the team travels to freshman Maddy Eccleston Orlando, Fla., on their spring were victorious for the Falcons, trip. The Falcons will return home winning by a score of 8-5. Senior Katia Babina and on March 19 for a matchup with freshman Jade Johnson lost 8-5 Duquesne University. SWING: The BG tennis team competes in a doubles match last season.
TRACK From Page 6 University,� Stewart said. “It’s always an honor to coach great athletes who are willing to work hard.� Before McNeal can leave a legacy in the BG program, she needs to overcome the concern about an injury that forced her to miss the first three meets of this season. McNeal severely injured her foot in November and was unable to walk for three months after the injury. She returned to the team two days before the season opener and
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quickly realized she wasn’t at full strength. She returned to competition earlier this month at the All-Ohio Championships, where she placed second in the long jump and was part of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed second. Going forward, McNeal is confident about her ability to contribute to the team, but knows it’s possible the injury could hold her back. She knows she needs to give the best she can and hope for the best. “I have to fight through it. ANDREA FEHL | THE BG NEWS As long as I can fight through it, I’ll be okay,� she said. CAMARADERIE: McNeal and assistant coach Jody Stewart have built a strong bond.
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Maryland woman of first-degree murder in the deaths of two of her adopted daughters, whose bodies were found in a freezer in the woman’s home. Montgomery County jurors on Monday found 44-year-old Renee Bowman guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for killing her two older daughters. She was sentenced last month in Calvert County to 25 years in prison for abusing her surviving daughter. The 9-year-old testified at Bowman’s trial about what she endured at the hands of the woman she called her “ex-mother.� Bowman’s lawyer argued the killings weren’t premeditated and suggested jurors should convict her of lesser second-degree murder charges. Prosecutors argued Bowman deliberately smothered the children.
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Police say a 29-year-old South Carolina man killed his mother with a sword after the two argued in the home they shared. Investigators say 51-year-old Laura Ferrante was found dead Sunday night in her home near Georgetown with a large wound to her neck and head. Sheriff’s Lt. Neil Johnson says Ferrante’s son, 29-year-old Jonathan Maurice White, was arrested during a traffic stop soon after his mother’s body was found. He is charged with murder. Johnson says the two had been arguing, but he wouldn’t say what the dispute was about. White is awaiting a bond hearing, and officials didn’t know if he had a lawyer. A woman answering the phone at his home about 75 miles northeast of Charleston refused to speak to a reporter.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has admitted to a charge that he bludgeoned his girlfriend to death with a hammer before dismembering her and scattering her body parts around the apartment complex where they lived. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Knight of Columbus pleaded guilty to murder Monday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. It’s the same day his trial was set to begin. He faces 15 years to life in prison when sentenced March 3. Investigators say Knight killed 44-year-old Tracey Moore in June after an argument. Police found her head and arms in Knight’s freezer, and maintenance workers found other remains in his backed-up toilet, throughout the apartment and in woods, a pond and a trash bin. Defense attorney George Luther says Knight passed psychological testing and was competent for trial.
Malone president retires amid speech concerns
Ohio governor named to regional leadership posts
A diploma mill’s trail leads to Wisconsin inmate
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The president of Malone University in northeast Ohio has announced that he will retire after university officials began looking into concerns that he used unattributed material in some speeches. Gary Streit made the announcement Monday at a meeting of faculty and staff. He has been president at the school in Canton since July 2007. Provost Wilbert Friesen has been appointed as interim acting president. Board Chairman Don Harper says the board respects Streit’s decision and that he had an “energy and vitality� that helped Malone enhance its academic programs. He says Streit’s leadership team will remain.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has been picked to lead his counterparts from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Gov. Ted Strickland says in his new role as chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association he’ll try to help the region cast off its “Rust Belt� reputation and become a hub for advanced energy. Over the weekend, Strickland also was chosen to co-chair the Council of Great Lakes Governors with fellow Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. The Ohio governor says he’s ready to help head up efforts to protect the lakes and re-energize the surrounding economy. Strickland was named to both leadership positions during meetings of the National Governors Association in Washington.
MADISON, Wis (AP). — A lifelong con man imprisoned in Wisconsin worked with associates outside the walls to operate a suspected diploma mill until authorities uncovered the scheme. Interviews and documents show 44-year-old Kenneth Shong helped to run “Carlingford University� even while he was behind bars. Prison authorities uncovered the scheme in late 2008, but Carlingford’s Web site was taken down only this month after The Associated Press interviewed its designer. Higher education regulators in Wisconsin and Alabama have sent letters to Carlingford representatives asking them to cease and desist operations, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe. Records show Shong was put in isolation for 45 days as punishment after prison officials uncovered his role in late 2008 by reading his mail.
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