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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Volume 104, Issue 130
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WRAPPED AROUND HER WRIST
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FRIENDS: Senior Pre-Vet major Mary Lines wrangling a snake in the Herpetology Lab. See more photos Herpetology Lab page 8.
Area farmers get hooked on fish farming for benefits, food By Hannah Nusser Reporter
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With the closing of three parking lots, commuters question University’s decision By Shaina Smith Reporter
The University is closing three commuter parking lots. This leaves commuters like sophomore commuter Amanda Agan asking themselves “Where the heck am I going to park?” The University plans to close commuter Lot J3 by McDonald residence hall, and Lots J7 and J8 behind Offenhauer will be removed to make room for the new McDonald dining center and the new residence hall. In an effort to compensate for lost parking, the University will be expanding Lots 5 and 12 by 500 spaces to the north, said Project Architect Marc Brunner. The removal of Lots J3, J7 and J8 is expected to begin in the coming months along
with the construction in Lots 5 and 12. “Well I just heard about it today and I gasped,” said sophomore Lizette Cooper. “I park in those two lots [J3, J7] because they’re the closest to my student life … all my classes are in Life Science or the Math Science building.” For some students, the new parking lots mean they will have to walk further to get to their classes. “This makes me very angry because most of my classes are in Eppler or the music building and that would be a long walk from there,” Agan said. “Even the lot across from the rec and the graveyard fill up before 10 a.m. so you would have to park at the
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City Council seeks to expand on yard waste solution Christine Talbert Reporter
Zanfardino said yard waste being placed in plastic bags and thrown into the trash is not a Creating an additional option good thing to be happening in for a yard waste solution was the city. “My belief is that 90 percent of up for debate at last night’s city the yard waste produced by the council meeting. Member-At-Large Terry Dunn people in this city is in a landfill, proposed to John Fawcett, from and if it isn’t, then it eventually the Chamber of Commerce will be,” he said. Zanfardino said it is easier Board of Directors, that an additional bin be added to the gar- for residents to throw their yard bage and recycling bin, strictly waste and brush pick up into the for the use of yard waste and trash instead of using it as combrush pickup. The issue arose post. Terry Dunn talked to John after city council removed yard wast and brush pick up early this Fawcett earlier in the week about year, but received a slew of phone providng council with an esticalls from upset residents over mate on what it would cost to offer an additional bin and the the issue. Council President John service of yard waste drop-off to
the people of Bowling Green. “I told Mr. Fawcett to factor in that the waste would be picked up every Friday for the seven month period between April and October where the most yard work is completed,” Dunn said. “I wanted this done so we could factor how much each person would have to pay for this service, if they wanted it.” The cost estimation sheet passed around to all council members included the cost of 5,500 bins to be passed out to citizens, personnel costs, equipment replacement and the cost of fuel for the trucks picking up the waste. Councilman Dunn questioned Fawcett’s estimate, saying
CAMPUS African music honored
FORUM Debates shouldn’t end up in hospitals
Saturday’s African Peoples Association’s “Listen to Africa: the Soud of” dinner showcased African music through the performances of music troupes | Page
Columnist Hama Bbela says that while arguments are a natural part of human interaction, people must keep their anger in check, particularly when it comes to the health care debate | Page 4
“...90 percent of the yard waste produces by the people in this city is in a landfill...” John Zanfardino | Council President the numbers were higher than he expected them to be, and Fawcett cleared up any misunderstandings. “Again, these numbers are just a rough estimate. The cost of personnel is to compensate them to complete this job that would
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Whether it’s a taste for fresh seafood or the adventure of catching a bite, fish farming in Northwest Ohio is an emerging industry with economic and local area benefits. Aquaculture, commonly known as fish farming, is the process and business of raising aquatic species of interest, such as fish, for food or other purposes. The industry ranges from companies that raise bait fish for fisherman, to a plethora of species for commercial consumption, like perch, trout and catfish. A variety of these species are sold to restaurants and grocery stores. David Smith, founder of Freshwater Farms of Ohio, said there’s been a growth of fish farming in the past five years, and there are now about 220 fish
“We’re in the log cabin phase of aquaculture in Ohio...technology [is] being adopted.” Shawn McWhorter | Research associate farms in Ohio. There are many opportunities for fish farming businesses, he said, and opportunities will grow as the industry expands. Shawn McWhorter, a research associate aquaculture specialist for the Ohio Center of Aquaculture Development, is working on developing a more efficient means of raising fish, in hopes that the aquaculture business will pick up in Ohio. If more farmers farm fish, he said, their
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Students become the teachers of the previous generations Volunteer options at local Wood County Senior Centers allow students to educate, help By Christine Talbert Reporter
a 2007 graduate in gerontology from the University, said there are several student volunteers Since September 1975, the Wood from all over the area. “[Two of my students] Ashley County Committee on Aging (WCCOA) has served elderly and Aaron have been teachresidents of Bowling Green and ing a class called ‘Get Fit’ every provided college students with Monday, Wednesday, [and] Friday since August,” Trigg volunteer opportunities. Since its establishment, sever- said. “They are both kinesiolal other Wood County commu- ogy majors, and have created nities have opened their doors this class so seniors can work to provide seniors with loans on their balance and strength for medical equipment, handi- training.” The Bowling Green Senior capped parking applications, blood pressure and cholesterol Center provides volunteer screenings, referrals for care See SENIORS | Page 10 options and support groups. Programs Specialist Jessi Trigg,
SPORTS BG baseball battles Spartans After a win on Sunday, the BG baseball team will look to make it two in a row today when they travel to East Lansing to take on Michigan State | Page 6
PEOPLE ON THE STREET How did you break your Lent resolution? ROYCE ECTOR Sophomore, Psychology
“I gave up base jumping, so I jumped off the Library.” | Page 4
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