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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Volume 104, Issue 136
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New University initiatives aim to raise student retention rate “I think it goes all the way back to the mid-80s since we’ve had a retention of 80 percent,” Swegan said. But new initiatives are being The University is working on not only attracting students to put in place to attract new stucampus, but getting them to dents, and hopefully, Swegan said, to keep them at the stay as well. The University’s retention University. He said the University expandranked fourth out of the 13 public schools in Ohio during the ed the number of high schools it 2006-07 school year; the follow- visits from about 400 to about ing year the retention rate was 1,000, and more effort has been made to increase on-campus fifth with 73 percent. Gary Swegan, University activities. “Nobody was happy with 73 director of admissions, said the University has been stuck in the [percent],” Swegan said. “We have some work to do.” 70s for a while. By Kate Snyder Managing Editor
He said they added temporary staff members so there is more effort by more people to add to on-campus programming. Swegan said advisers will also play a bigger role in students’ lives. While nobody is happy with the current retention rate, Swegan said they’re optimistic for next year. “We certainly believe we’re on track to grow the new student class 10 percent,” he said. There was a 33 percent increase in applications this year, and admitted students are up 20 percent. Not all students
in that 20 percent increase have paid the housing fees yet, but the number of those who have is also up. Swegan said more concrete numbers will be in by next month, which is the deadline for prepaying the housing fee. “May 1 is the witching hour,” he said. He said after that date, the University immediately begins working to keep the students at the school. “We hope to retain them from the day of admission to the first day of class,” Swegan said. “None
of those nice numbers really count unless those students pick BG.” At BGSU Firelands, the retention rate is harder to measure than at the University’s
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LOOKING FORWARD Enrollment for fall 2010 ■ ■
Applications - 33 percent increase Admissions - 20 percent increase
ACROSS THE STATE Retention rates for the 2007-08 school year (in percents)
Ohio State University 93 Miami University 89 Ohio University 80 University of Cincinnati 79 Bowling Green State University 73 ■ Kent State University 73 ■ Youngstown State University 70 ■ University of Akron 69 ■ Wright State University 69 ■ University of Toledo 66 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Wellness fair offers students food, fun and education By Max Filby Reporter
The circus will be in town today as local businesses, students and faculty come together for Wellness Under The Big Top. The 24th annual wellness fair will be held in the Union Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will have more than 45 booths to visit, including booths offering free massages from Serenity Spa, Wolph Chiropractic and Allies in Mental Health, said Faith Yingling, director of wellness. Some booths will offer free food samples, like popcorn, or chances to win raffle prizes, like Toledo Walleye tickets. University police officer John Shoemaker will also be leading a women’s self-defense booth during the fair. “We’re going to be teaching something that hopefully our women will never have to use,” Shoemaker said. “For instance if they’re at a party, and they need to get away from someone, they’ll be able to use one of these moves.” Officers will demonstrate simple one and two-step moves and will conduct larger demonstrations depending on crowd interest, Shoemaker said. At past wellness fairs, the University police department performed demonstrations using drunk goggles, but this is the first time the University
“We always like helping out and keeping people healthy.” Becky Falknor | Serenity Spa police will be demonstrating women’s self-defense at the fair. Proceeds from the fair will go to Karen Williams, a University administration secretary who has cancer. “We’ll be taking donations to help pay for Karen’s cancer treatment,” said Becky Falknor, Serenity Spa manager. “We always like helping out and keeping people healthy.” The first 100 students will also receive a free green T-shirt bearing the wellness fair health logo. Health screenings will be available during the wellness fair, Yingling said.
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MAIN STREET (Main Street under construction)
By Jason Henry Assistant City Editor
Construction projects on North Main Street will continue to slow down traffic for most of the summer. The first project, currently detouring traffic on North Main Street between Dill Avenue and Oak Street, is anticipated to run until the beginning or middle of May at the latest. Immediately following, another project will start in June that could run until August. The first of the roadwork began in mid-February, said Lori Tretter, assistant municipal administrator in Bowling Green. “We are building a new water line,” Tretter said. “It will replace an existing water line.” The existing 4-inch water line will be swapped for a 12-inch line which was deemed better for fire protection, said City Engineer Brian O’Connell. The project originally ran from Clay Street to Dill Street, but had to be extended to Oak Street due to leaking valves in the area.
O’Connell said several scenarios were run through a model of the water distribution system. Through the tests, it was determined the 12-inch line would be better for firefighters. “There was some concern about the available fire capacity; they might have had to go to a different fire hydrant to fight off a fire in that area,” O’Connell said. The other issue is that ductile iron water lines, such as the 4-inch line the city currently has, can develop a build-up of rust and minerals that cause a line’s inside diameter to decrease. “It might be one or two inches after all of the corrosion and build-up on the inside wall of the pipes,” O’Connell said. “Over time they lose their ability to provide adequate water pressure or water service to customers.” Water-line replacement is not the only construction affecting North Main Street. “Our electric division is also replacing all of
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University Police issue warrant for 24-year-old’s arrest John J. McCullough, aka John J. Bates, is wanted for the sexual assault of a female student in MacDonald Residence Hall. According to a press release, the University Police Department issued a warrant for the 24-year-old Willoughby, Ohio, resident’s arrest Tuesday following the April 9 assault incident. Police do not know if the suspect is still in the Bowling Green area. Anyone with further information can contact the University Police at 419-372-2346.
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MELODY: The Horn Choir performs “Power” by John Stevens at the Bryan Recital Hall in the Moore Musical Arts Center Tuesday.
CAMPUS Don’t forget to file taxes
FORUM Society must stop blaming victims
With the tax deadline approaching Thurs.day, April 15, students should look at the various filing options available | Page 10
A mock disciplinary hearing for a sexual assault case raises the point that society is too quick to blame victims when the finger should be pointed at assailants, says columnist Kate Noftsinger | Page 4
ANDREA FEHL | THE BG NEWS
BRASS: The Trumpet Ensemble performs “Allegro,” from Water Music Suite by Handel/Martinet. They later performed “El Capitan” by Sousa/Martinet.
SPORTS Falcons defeat CSU Tyler Elkins provided the heroics Tuesday when his double in the bottom of the 10th inning brought home Jon Berti to give BG a 6-5 win | Page 5
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What would convince you to stay at the University? LAUREN HESLEY Sophomore, Event Planning
“Because I love the dance team.” | Page 4
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FROM THE FRONT
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BLOTTER MON., APRIL 12 10:17 A.M.
Complainant within the 400 block of Industrial Park reported finding two golf balls and a ding in his building. 12:08 P.M.
James R. Lofton, 32, of Bowling Green, was arrested for menacing within the 600 block of 8th St. 12:28 P.M.
Individual reported someone wrote obscenities on the driver’s side quarter panel of his car within the 400 block of Lehman Ave., causing approximately $50 in damage. 1:30 P.M.
Complainant within the 1500 block of Clough St. reported that an unknown person entered her locked vehicle and moved her seat. She stated it has happened before and she suspects it is her ex-boyfriend. 5:02 P.M.
Complainant reported both sides and the rear of his vehicle were keyed sometime overnight, causing several hundred dollars in damage.
RETENTION From Page 1
“We hope to retain them from the first day of admission to the first day of class.”
get them to register for fall,” Divers said. After today, Firelands will pull a report stating who is registered for fall and who isn’t, and those who aren’t will be contacted about coming back, she said. Another initiative to keep students is adding new associate’s degrees, including an online associates of arts degree. Lesley Ruszkowski, director of marketing and communications at Firelands, said for the 2007-08 school year,
Gary Swegan | Director of Admissions
add new asphalt and pavement as well as build new sidewalks, curbs and curb ramps. The re-pavement, which the wood poles along North will likely be done in stages, Main Street,” O’Connell said. is expected to reduce traf“That work will be done with- fic to one lane northbound and one lane southbound, in the next few weeks.” The goal is to be able to O’Connell said. He said they have not been switch over without any outgiven a schedule yet, but the ages, O’Connell said. For the final construction contractor has been told the project, expected to begin project must be finished by in June, workers will repave Aug. 31. Senior Megan Burwell said the area between Clay and she finds the construction Dill streets. Nor walk-based Smith inconvenient, but underPaving and Excavation Inc. will stands it has to be done.
She said it might have been a better idea to wait until students left for the summer to reduce traffic. “If it needs to be done, then it needs to be,” Burwell said. “If it’s a problem that can’t be avoided, it should probably be done.” O’Connell said the paving project will hopefully be the last in that area for awhile. “ W he n ou r pav ing c ont r ac tor b e g i n s, t he idea is t hat we won’t be back to t hat por t ion of Ma i n St re et for ma ny, ma ny yea rs,” he sa id.
main campus because of the different demographics of students. Deb Divers, director of admissions at Firelands, said the applications are up 20 percent from last year, but Firelands students typically decide to attend school later in the year, so that number could change. “We are definitely trying to target our own students to
PROJECTS From Page 1
43 percent of students stayed at Firelands, and 14 percent moved on to main campus. “We have a number of students who are first-time college attendees migrate on to BG,” she said.
5:20 P.M.
Howard L. Dowell, 43, of Bowling Green, was arrested for assault within the 100 block of Crim St. 6:12 P.M.
Individual reported someone keyed the passenger side of his vehicle causing an estimated $1000 worth of damage within the 900 block of Klotz Road. ONLINE: Go to bgviews.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. Tuesday’s article “University class helps food pantry through cangoods donations,” states the Leadership BG class is run through the University. The class is actually run through the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce.
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Oregon man awarded $1.4M in Boy Scout sex case PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury delivered an embarrassing rebuke to the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday when it found that the organization failed to protect a man who was molested by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s. Jurors awarded $1.4 million to the former Portland man and decided that the Irving, Texas-based organization was liable for up to $25 million in punitive damages that will be decided in a separate phase of the trial. Over the first three weeks of testimony, secret Scout “perversion files” — records of known sex offenders — were used as evidence, though it’s unclear if jurors consulted the documents while deliberating over two days. The Scouts denied allegations of negligence and said the files actually helped them keep child molesters out of their ranks. Lawyers for Kerry Lewis, 38, the victim who filed the lawsuit, argued the Boy Scouts organization was reckless for allowing former assistant Scoutmaster Timur Dykes to continue to associate with the victim’s Scout troop after Dykes acknowledged to a bishop for the Church
“We are saddened by what happened to the plaintiff. The actions of the man who committed these crimes do not represent the values and ideals of the Boy Scouts of America.” Deron Smith | Boy Scouts national spokesman of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early in 1983 that he had molested 17 Boy Scouts. Dykes was later convicted three times of various abuse charges involving boys and served time in prison. Shortly before trial, he acknowledged in a deposition to abusing Lewis. The church was the charter organization for an estimated third to one half of the Boy Scout troops in the nation in the 1980s. The Boy Scouts must pay $840,000, or 60 percent, of the $1.4 million verdict while the Cascade Pacific Council must pay 15 percent, or $210,000. The church’s $350,000 portion, or 25 percent, was considered to be part of its settlement so that money has already been paid, said church attorney Steve English. “We settled these claims well over a year ago and were able to give the victims com-
pensation to start their healing process,” he said, adding that “the LDS church absolutely condemns any kind of child abuse.” Deron Smith, Boy Scouts national spokesman, said the organization believes the allegations against its efforts to protect young people are not valid and the Scouts will appeal. “We are saddened by what happened to the plaintiff. The actions of the man who committed these crimes do not represent the values and ideals of the Boy Scouts of America,” he said. In court on Tuesday, Lewis tried not to react as the verdict was read but gave his mother a long hug afterward. All lawyers in the case declined comment pending the second phase of the trial to determine whether to award $25 million in punitive damages.
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Seven New York teens implicated in murder of Ecuadorian immigrant By Frank Eltman Associated Press
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — An Ecuadorian immigrant broke the rules when he decided to fight back against a gang of mostly white teenagers and ended up paying with his life, a prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments in the murder trial of one of the teens. Prosecutors contend the November 2008 stabbing death of Marcelo Lucero near a train station was the culmination of an ongoing campaign of violence against Hispanics in an avocation the teens called “beaner-hopping,” or “Mexican hopping.” Since the killing, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into hate crimes on eastern Long Island and the police response to such cases. Seven teenagers were implicated in Lucero’s death, but only one, 19-year-old Jeffrey Conroy, has been charged with murder and manslaughter as a hate crime, among other offenses, because prosecutors contend he was the one who inflicted the fatal blow. Four of the other teenagers have pleaded guilty; two are awaiting trial. Assistant District Attorney Megan O’Donnell noted many of the Hispanics who had been attacked in the days leading up to Lucero’s killing would fear reporting the crimes to police, fearing questions about their immigration statuses. She said the gang of Patchogue-Medford High School students approached its assaults with a sense of impunity, confident its victims would remain silent. She alluded to that attitude as “beaner-hopping” rules. “After you go beaner-hopping, you either go home or go to a party,” O’Donnell told jurors of the teens’ attitudes. “Marcelo Lucero had the audacity, the nerve, to not follow the rules and fought back.” Lucero, 37, was walking with a friend near the Patchogue train station around midnight when they were confronted by the teenagers, who prosecutors say were strolling around town looking for targets. The teens began yelling ethnic slurs and approached the men. One of
“After you go beaner-hopping, you either go home or go to a party.” Megan O’Donnell | Attorney the teens punched Lucero in the face. Within moments, Lucero and his friend were swinging their belts in self-defense. O’Donnell said that after Conroy was hit in the head with Lucero’s belt, the teen lost his temper and pulled out a folding knife and charged at the victim, stabbing him once in the chest before the gang fled. Lucero left a 370-foot trail of blood before collapsing in an alley. Conroy and the other teens were arrested within minutes a few blocks from the confrontation. Conroy told an arresting officer and later made a five-page statement to police that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. A co-defendant testified at the trial that Conroy had told him within moments of the stabbing that he had inflicted the fatal wound. That story changed last week, when Conroy took the witness stand in his own defense, accusing another of the teens of the stabbing. Conroy claimed Christopher Overton, whom he had met that night, had stabbed Lucero and Overton asked him to take the blame because he was already in trouble with police. He said Overton also assured him that Lucero was not seriously injured. Conroy also said Overton had told him earlier in the night that he had a burglary conviction in a case in which the homeowner was killed. “I felt bad for him,” Conroy testified. Overton’s attorney has dismissed the allegation as scapegoating by someone facing a murder conviction. It also was revealed during testimony earlier in the trial that Conroy has a swastika tattoo on his leg. O’Donnell contended during her summation Tuesday that acquiring a tattoo reflected Conroy’s attitudes. “He knew it was a loaded symbol,” she said. The jury was expected to begin its deliberations Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON BRIEFS Obama says nuke summit made US, world more secure
Gates: Options to Kyrgyzstan air base are not great
Aide to ex-congressman Eric Massa files harassment complaint
WASHINGTON — In full accord on a global threat, world leaders endorsed President Barack Obama’s call for securing all nuclear materials from terrorists within four years at a 47nation summit Tuesday. They offered few specifics for achieving that goal, but Obama declared “the American people will be safer and the world will be more secure� as a result. Obama had called the summit to focus world attention on keeping dangerous materials out of terrorist hands, a peril he termed the greatest threat facing all nations and a “cruel irony of history� after mankind had survived the Cold War and decades of fear stoked by a U.S.-Soviet arms race. A terrorist group in possession of plutonium no bigger than an apple could detonate a device capable of inflicting hundreds of thousands of casualties, he said. “Terrorist networks such as al-Qaida have tried to acquire the material for a nuclear weapon, and if they ever succeeded, they would surely use it,� he told the opening session, which convened under tight security at the Washington Convention Center. “Were they to do so, it would be a catastrophe for the world, causing extraordinary loss of life and striking a major blow to global peace and stability.� Robert Burns (AP)
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. has other options to its air base in Kyrgyzstan, which is used to ferry troops and supplies into Afghanistan, but none is ideal. Gates said Tuesday the U.S. explored alternatives last year when it was negotiating a deal to use the base with the Kyrgyz government, which last week was ousted by protesters. Those alternatives are “more expensive and more challenging,� Gates told reporters en route to South America to meet with leaders in Peru and Colombia. Gates said operations in Afghanistan have not been hampered by the turmoil in Kyrgyzstan. The U.S. military said troop transports to and from Afghanistan were suspended last week at the Manas air base, though refueling flights continue. Anne Flaherty (AP)
WASHINGTON — A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint alleging the 50-year-old New York lawmaker regularly groped him, propositioned him and made lewd remarks to him and other staffers. “There was grabbing people in private areas,� said Debra Katz, the staffer’s attorney. “The congressman routinely made gestures implying that he wanted oral sex, and made crude propositions requesting oral sex from his employees.� Katz said Tuesday the complaint was filed March 23 on behalf of the staffer, whom she refused to identify, citing confidentiality reasons. The Washington Post first reported the complaint. Repeated telephone calls to Massa’s home in Corning, N.Y., on Tuesday were not answered. Erin Hogan, who staffs Massa’s former district office in Pittsford, N.Y., said no one in the office was in touch with Massa or knew how to reach him. Andrew Miga (AP)
Obama: US cannot force Mideast peace deal WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama gave a surprisingly downbeat assessment Tuesday of the chances for a U.S.-brokered peace settlement in the Middle East, saying the United States can’t help if Israel and the Palestinians decide they cannot negotiate. The two sides “may say to themselves, ‘We are not prepared to resolve these issues no matter how much pressure the United States brings to bear,’� Obama said. Obama reiterated that peace is a vital goal, but one that may be beyond reach “even if we are applying all of our political capital.� Obama was responding to a question about whether the successful negotiation of a new arms control treaty with Russia and the agreements he won at this week’s nuclear summit could help him make gains elsewhere. His words are a recognition that although he pledged to work hard for a deal from his first day in office, Obama has gotten little traction in the decadesold conflict. Anne Gearan (AP)
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Senate mine hearing to examine enforcement problems WASHINGTON — The Senate plans to explore weaknesses in federal mine safety laws when it convenes the first of a series of hearings this month on the deadly mining disaster in West Virginia. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will meet April 27 to look at whether the system encourages mine operators to challenge safety violations and delay penalties. “What we will be looking at are weaknesses in our laws that provide incentives for employers to skimp and cut back on health and safety measures,� Harkin, D-Iowa, said in an interview. Harkin, who chairs the committee, said he doesn’t expect the initial hearing to explore specific causes of the explosion that killed 29 mine workers. There is no witness list yet, but it could be the first time Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is called to testify about the accident at the Upper Big Branch mine his company owns. Sam Hananel (AP)
Groups look for tea party support on nomination WASHINGTON — Conservative groups preparing to fight President Barack Obama over his next Supreme Court nomination are trying to recruit tea party activists to their cause, hoping their enthusiasm will help them beat back any nominee that could be too liberal for their taste. Bringing in the tea party movement — known for its high-energy rallies and protests calling for small government, lower taxes and less spending — would be a coup for conservatives, who were not able to stop the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor last year. This time, “you may have a whole new group of activists involved,� said Tom Fitton of the conservative group Judicial Watch. Obama is considering about 10 candidates for the court and promises to make his choice quickly. His nominee — pending Senate confirmation — would replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring this summer. Jesse J. Holland (AP)
Huckabee likens gay marriage to incest, polygamy, illegal drug use WASHINGTON — Mike Huckabee, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012, says the effort to allow gays and lesbians to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use. Huckabee also told college journalists last week that gay couples should not be permitted to adopt. “Children are not puppies,� he said. Huckabee visited The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J., last Wednesday to speak to the Student Government Association. He also was interviewed by a campus news magazine, The Perspective, which published an article on Friday. Huckabee told the interviewer that not every group’s interests deserve to be accommodated, if their lifestyle is outside of what he called “the ideal.� “That would be like saying, well
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New KFC sandwich is nearly poisonous MIKE THURAU COLUMNIST I hope you’re reading this article around lunch time, because there is a very special sandwich you need to know about. It’s is available at KFC for $6.99 and consists of two slices of cheese and two slices of bacon nestled in between two pieces of fried chicken. That’s it. No bun, no vegetables, no mayo, just the dubiously-named “Colonel Sauce.” Ladies and gentlemen, I am talking about the Double Down. As McDonald’s and Burger King try to one-up each other by gradually increasing the weight of their beef patty, KFC cuts the crap and goes straight for the heart. Literally. Previously, the borders of a sandwich were demarcated by a bun, beginning with the top bun and ending with the bottom bun (or vice versa). But it’s 2010, and it’s time we get over our backward notions of what a sandwich is. KFC has done away with this frivolous practice and unleashed the potential of sandwiches to reach for infinity. Normally you have to go to a county fair to purchase something so blatantly offensive to your cardiovascular system; now you can purchase this soggy bag of deep fried goodness at your local KFC. If you ever suspected the research and development division of KFC went to work stoned most of the week, you have been completely vindicated. At 530 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium, the KFC Double Down will definitely kill you. I plan on buying one just to show my digestive tract who’s boss. And while I’ve never had a heart attack, I am always open to new experiences. Typically, I am no friend of fast food restaurants. The food tastes bad, it’s unhealthy and in my experience, they’re typically miserable places to work. I grew up loving fast food, but I would also like to breathe without making a wet slapping sound. However, the question remains: why is it that I must have this disgusting/awesome “sandwich” in my belly as soon as possible? Is it the Thanatos latent in my psychology? Is it the desire to test my intestinal fortitude? Is it the sheer novelty of a bacon sandwich that uses fried chicken as a bun? I don’t know, but I am inexorably compelled to fork over the necessary $6.99 and send my colon on the ride of its life.
“Normally you have to go to a county fair to purchase something so blatantly offensive to your cardiovascular system; now you can purchase this soggy bag of deep fried goodness at your local KFC.” Even before the Double Down, KFC’s image as a classy establishment has been shaky to say the least. This is why their decision to name this monstrosity/masterpiece the “Double Down” intrigues me. The name conjures an image of a man who has gotten himself into an intractable situation and the only way out is for him to engage in even more of the behavior that got him there in the first place. I guess when you have to change your name, ditch your mascot and your clientele looks like a herd of bipedal hippopotami, there’s only one thing left for you to do — Double Down. This is more than just a meal. It’s KFC’s declaration to the world that it has given up any pretense of healthy living or subtlety and that the vegans and slow-fooders of the world can get bent. Diet pills, diet plans, special exercise regimens, borderline anorexic models; the message these things send us is clear: being fat isn’t OK. KFC stands in front of this onslaught of getthin propaganda and belches a guttural NO in defiance! The borderline-poisonous nature of their food used to be a liability, but now it’s the whole point. Is it too much to say Colonel Sanders is the Moses of fat people? I don’t think it is. KFC is their promised land, but instead of milk and honey, it’s salt and lard. KFC doesn’t care if you think it’s disgusting. KFC doesn’t care if you can walk up a flight of stairs without a system of pulleys to assist you. KFC is positioning its self as the home of the fat and proud. Eat on, fatties, eat on. Respond to Mike at thenews@bgnews.com
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Moral and technical complications will limit the possibilities of space colonization KYLE SCHMIDLIN FORUM EDITOR
Adolf Hitler came close to conquering Europe. Julius Caesar conquered the Mediterranean. Genghis Khan’s empire covered most of the known world in 1200 AD. All these are as nothing
compared to humanity’s next imperial ambition: outer space. NASA has already defined the colonization of space as the ultimate goal of space exploration. Science fiction offers countless accounts of aliens from other worlds, but for humans the dream of interplanetary proliferation remains far in the distance. For one thing, we have significant technological and resource limitations.
The amount of fuel required to send people and the necessary supplies, even to somewhere as nearby as Mars, is staggering. More than 99 percent of the total weight of whatever we want to send to Mars would be composed of liquid fuel. We are also limited by time. Aside from the moon, which is dead, and Venus which would quickly make dead anything that dared touch its surface, Mars is the closest planetary
body in the Solar System. But according to NASA’s Web site, the highest speed currently attainable with liquid fuel is eight miles per second per rocket stage (most rockets have two stages). In August 2003, Mars was as close to Earth as it had been in 60,000 years — 35 million miles away. Even taking that unusually close measurement, a one-
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It is never justified to blame the victim KATE NOFTSINGER COLUMNIST
“What happened last night?” is a phrase that sets the morningafter scene of popular movies like “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and “The Hangover.” Following the characters as they retrace their forgotten steps proves hilarious time and again. Uncovering the mystery surrounding the night before has become rather formulaic and led to many successful comedies. But sometimes,
this question isn’t so funny. Sometimes, it can be downright frightening. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In order to keep the University aware, the Wellness Connection, the Student Wellness Network and the Office of the Dean of Students joined forces to create a mock sexual assault student disciplinary hearing. Demonstrating the role of the University Disciplinary Committee (UDC) and their involvement with students who infringe upon the rights of others, the mock hearing gave viewers a taste of how their decisions are made. This educational experience was
advertised as “What happened last night?” to attract an audience and then illustrate three very important points. First, beyond the legal repercussions, there may be academic consequences as well. The UDC can suspend or even expel a student found responsible for sexual assault. Second, Ohio law says clear, verbal, unimpaired consent needs to be given for sexual activity. Basically, the word yes must be spoken by a sober individual. And third, victim-blaming will not hold up in any courtroom. What do I mean by victimblaming? This term refers to the idea that an attack can be justi-
fied as the fault of the recipient. We’re all familiar with the rationalization that a victim of rape was somehow asking for it, but here is where societal perception differs from the law. Never does any expression of an individual’s sexuality warrant sexual violence. Society has a tendency to excuse the sexual transgressions of a male assailant. He “can’t control himself,” which then places all responsibility on the female victim, who should have been more careful. Because most women are raped by men
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BASEBALL Leady named Papa John’s Athlete of the Week Senior baseball player Kevin Leady was named a Papa John’s Athlete of the Week after garnering his third straight decision in the Falcons’ 9-3 win against Ball State on Sunday. Leady pitched seven innings and allowed just three hits and six total base runners. On the day, he finished with seven strikeouts.
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TIMELY HITTING: Tyler Elkins takes a swing in a game last season. Elkins’ double in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in Jon Berti to give the Falcons a 6-5 win Tuesday.
Elkins delivers game-winning hit in 10th By Ryan Satkowiak Reporter
It took 10 innings Tuesday afternoon, but the Falcons were able to squeak by with a 6-5 win against Cleveland State for their second straight win. Tyler Elkins played the role of hero, driving in Jon Berti with a double in the bottom of the 10th to pick up the win. He was 3-5 on the day with two RBIs. “We fought hard through the entire game,” CSU coach Kevin Kocks said. “We were able to get our offense going a little, but we could never get everyone together at the same time.” T.J. Blanton’s career-high 21 game hitting streak came to an end with an 0-for-5 performance on the day. Berti went 2-3 at the dish with one run scored and two steals and Derek Spencer went 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Nick Bruns started the game for the Falcons. He went 6.1 innings allowing four runs —
“We were able to get our offense going a little, but we could never get everyone together at the same time.” Kevin Kocks | CSU coach three earned — on five hits and a walk, striking out five. Patrick O’Brien picked up the win in relief pitching 3.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits while striking out three. The Falcons head back into action today against Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are 19-11 on the season, including a 4-0 mark against Mid-American Conference teams. Coming off a 8-4 win over Toledo, they boast a strong lineup that hits .325 and has a .402 on-base percentage as a team. They are led offensively by
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WINNER: Jon Berti scored the game-winning run Tuesday.
BG heads to Columbus to take on No. 20 OSU for doubleheader
The List After BG’s 6-5 extra-inning win against Cleveland State Tuesday, we take a look at the top five performances from the game. 1. Elkins: Tyler Elkins went 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs, including the gamewinner in the bottom of the 10th. 2. Berti: Jon Berti went 2-for-3 at the dish with an RBI and two steals. He also scored the winning run. 3. O’Brien: Patrick O’Brien picked up the win in relief, pitching 3.2 innings and striking out three batters. 4. Spencer: Derek Spencer went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored. 5. Bruns: Nick Bruns got the start for BG and had five strikeouts in 6.1 innings.
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She has eight home runs. She leads the Falcons in seven offensive categories, including batting average (.340), slugging percentage (.849), RBIs (18), hits (18), runs (12) and total bases (45). She was just named the MidAmerican Conference Player of the Week. Yes, Paige Berger can do some amazing things on a softball field. And what’s scary is that she is just a freshman. In her first year on the BG softball team, Berger is playing beyond her years and, ultimately, putting on quite a show. She is well on the pace to shatter the BG single-season home run record of 11 — held by current assistant coach Hayley Wiemer, who smashed 11 long balls in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Berger connected on her eighth home run of the season on Sunday as the Falcons completed their sweep over Toledo. Berger had three hits, four RBIs and scored two runs in the twogame series. Not bad for her first taste of the battle of I-75. Fresh off her Record Courier Athlete of the Year award in 2009, Berger’s success on the field has helped pace the Falcons to an 812 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the MAC. Though BG remains four games under .500, its eight wins is just five behind their 2009 total. The Falcons struggled to a 13-33 record last season, and it wasn’t until their 30th game of the season that they notched win No. 8. BG’s eight wins to date is 10 games ahead of the pace a year ago, and with 20 regular season games remaining, there is no telling where the Falcons will end up on the wins list come season’s end. And with 20 games left in the regular season, not including the postseason, there’s no telling where Berger will end up on the offensive side of the ball. She has the ability to ink her name into the record books by season’s end as just a freshman, and I don’t think the question is will it happen, but rather when will it happen. Quite frankly, it shouldn’t
holding a 20-16-2 advantage. The Falcons will have to take note of the many weapons the After picking up two impressive Buckeyes have. Sam Marder is a two-time victories over their rival Toledo, the BG softball team travels to All-American, Whitney Cooper Columbus today for a double- and Alicia Herron both were header matchup against No. 20 Second-Team All-Big Ten last season and Dee Dee Hillman Ohio State. The matchup will be the final was First-Team All-Big Ten last non-conference game for both season. OSU also has a very good schools in the 2010 season. The Buckeyes enter today’s pitcher in Lindsay Bodeker, game after picking up a pair who has the seventh-lowest of victories against Illinois last ERA in program history at 2.00. weekend. The Falcons come into the OSU’s wins improved their overall record to 22-11 and 3-1 in game on a two-game winning streak, which improved their Big Ten competition. Last season, Ohio State was overall record to 8-12 and 4-2 able to end the season 47-10 in Mid-American Conference and 16-4 in the Big Ten, while play after sweeping Toledo last finishing second in their con- weekend. BG and junior Melissa Bott ference. This year, the Buckeyes have will look to lengthen the winreturned 14 letter winners from ning streak to four. Bott was named MAC Scholar2009, including seven field startAthlete of the Week for the week ers and two pitchers. When the Falcons and of March 29 through April 4. She has played in three of BG’s Buckeyes last met, OSU was able to secure the victory 3-2. four contests over the week and Ohio State leads the all-time started two of them. During the weekend of April series against the Falcons, By Brett Wane Reporter
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ON THE MOVE: Andrea Arney looks to head to third base in a game last weekend.
Hannah Fulk Third on the team with a .288 batting average
Zada Lines Was named the MAC pitcher of the Week 3, she pitched 15.0 innings for the Falcons and racked up an impressive 0.93 ERA. Three different Falcons hit home runs against the Rockets, including freshman Paige Berger, who crushed her eighth homer of the season. The freshmen continue to play well for the Falcons as they go into the battle with OSU. The Falcons will be back in action Friday at home after a day off to play Western Michigan in a doubleheader. Game times are set for 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.
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STREAK: T.J. Blanton walks back to the dugout in a game earlier this season. Blanton’s 21-game hitting streak came to an end Tuesday.
Patrick ging percentage. They have a good pitching O’Brien staff, with a team earned-run Pitched 3.2 innings average of 5.70. of relief Tuesday Chris Berset, who has a .400 batThey have five pitchers against the Vikings. ting average to go along with whose ERA sits at 4.50 or bet14 extra-base hits and a .477 on- ter, and each of those pitchers base percentage. has made at least one start for Their big hitter is Coley them. will not pitch in this game. Crank, who leads the team Michigan’s ace is Alan Oaks, First pitch today at the Wilpon with six home runs, 35 RBIs, who has a 4.02 ERA in eight Baseball Complex is scheduled 70 total bases and a .598 slug- starts, although he probably for 3:05 p.m.
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Barkley picks Cavs to win NBA Championship By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Charles Barkley wonders if the Cleveland Cavaliers are resting LeBron James too much, but doesn’t see anything stopping them from winning their first NBA title. Not a banged-up Kobe Bryant and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. And certainly not the aging Boston Celtics, who the Hall of Famer believes have too much mileage on their legs to mount a real threat. “When you get older and people say, ‘When we get healthy,’” Barkley said Tuesday during a conference call. “Older people die, they don’t get healthier.” Cleveland and Boston could meet in the second round, and Barkley sees the Cavaliers advancing. “I think the Cavaliers are going to win the whole thing,” he said. Barkley and fellow TNT analysts Kevin McHale and Doug Collins all agree that a potential Cleveland-Orlando matchup would make a terrific Eastern Conference final, with the winner likely meeting the Lakers for the championship. But they aren’t ready to guarantee Los Angeles a third straight trip to the NBA finals. “The Lakers appear to be the team to beat (in the West),
“The Lakers appear to be the team to beat (in the West), but they’ve got a lot of question marks right now.” Doug Collins | TNT analyst but they’ve got a lot of question marks right now,” Collins said, listing Bryant’s condition, their depth if Andrew Bynum isn’t healthy, and their ability to defend quick point guards. McHale said he would be less surprised than others if the Lakers weren’t in the finals, especially after getting a look at Bryant’s broken right index finger when the reigning NBA finals MVP appeared recently on the NBA TV studio show that features McHale. The injury has caused Bryant to shoot poorly late in the season. “His finger looks just as bad as it did during the All-Star game. I was surprised it didn’t look a lot better,” McHale said. “That thing is really, really looking bad. The swelling hasn’t gone down. It still looks really, really funky.” Fear of injuries is part of the reason Cavaliers coach Mike Brown has rested James the last three games with home-court advantage throughout the NBA finals already secured. He may consider playing
the league’s MVP Wednesday in the season finale against Atlanta, when Shaquille O’Neal is expected to return from his thumb injury. Barkley thinks James probably should play. He felt it was a mistake that he, Kevin Johnson and Dan Majerle rested so much after Phoenix wrapped everything up in 1993. The Suns were rusty when they opened the playoffs against the Lakers and immediately fell into a 2-0 hole at home, forcing them to play more games than necessary before eventually reaching the finals. “I’m a little surprised they’ve rested LeBron as much as possible,” Barkley said. “It’s not like he’s 39 years old, so I think Cleveland has to really be careful.” The Celtics once looked like the biggest threat to Cleveland, but have struggled over the second half of the season and don’t defend nearly as well as they did while winning the 2008 championship. “You can see they’re not the same. The energy level is not the same,” Barkley said.
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they know, “being careful� would require not having any male acquaintances. If a woman insists on interacting with men, she should never do so alone. Eventually, this line of thinking becomes completely ridiculous. These attitudes are also unfair and degrading to both men and women. For instance, the fictional students in the mock trial were named Brian and Angela. They were in a class together, became friends, and then decided to go out one night.
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But, because all men are predatory animals, Angela should have known better than to trust Brian. Obviously, she was asking for it. So the only way to avoid the inevitable, when adhering to victim-blaming, is to live in total gender segregation. Other forms of “asking for it� include dressing like a slut, being a slut or acting like a slut. The mock hearing verified that allusions to any of these will be immediately over-ruled. “What was she wearing?� got shot down because the detail is irrelevant when determining responsibility for a sexual assault. Clothing will never be taken into con-
“But given the miserable job we’ve done being stewards of the planet we were given, what gives us any right to do what we’ve done here to other worlds — particularly those such as Mars, which may already harbor life of some kind?�
way trip would take more than nine months. That number, bad as it may look, isn’t so much different from travel time between England and the colonies during the 1600s. And the resource limitations don’t guarantee failure, either; in the kind of ideal world we’d need to be in to move humans to other worlds, they’d all be free anyway. The real problem is making the world hospitable to humans once they arrive. The process of terraforming involves making an otherwise hostile world hospitable to humans; it might involve making the soil fit to grow plants, the atmosphere fit to breathe or transforming a desert into an oasis. On small scales, we do it on Earth already. But the kinds of things we would have to do to make something like Mars hospitable are far beyond current human ability. There is a certain amount of conceit in the human psyche, and a backward mentality, to believe we can make Mars hospitable while actively ruining Earth without figuring out any real way to fix it. One thing we’d have to do is construct a suitable Martian atmosphere. While scientists believe Mars once had an atmosphere similar to Earth’s, the Martian atmosphere of today is about 95 percent carbon dioxide — toxic, at those levels in particular, to humans.
However, plants on Earth convert carbon dioxide into oxygen for human use through photosynthesis. But Martian soil is hardly conducive to growing lots of green plants, and there is no rainfall or liquid water (at least at the surface). The atmosphere of Mars contains about .03 percent water vapor, against the roughly 3 percent at low-level Earth atmosphere. One way of bringing about the necessary changes is importing the necessary ingredients, either on ships from Earth or by altering the paths of comets which contain the necessary elements so they collide with Mars. By doing this, we might bring more organic material to improve the soil and more water to feed the plants. But even at this, there are still other issues with Mars. The planet is much colder than Earth, averaging around perhaps -60 degrees Fahrenheit. Humans would have to import greenhouse gases to the Martian atmosphere in order to raise its temperature, but one of the reasons Mars has such a thin atmosphere to begin with is its low gravity. There is nothing in our current understanding which would allow us to adjust for this, but we don’t really need to — an artificial Martian atmosphere would linger around for around a million years. However, differences in gravity could lead to other issues. Movement from Earth to Mars, which only has about a third of Earth’s gravity, could lead to complications in human
performance (they may feel severely weighed down coming from Mars to Earth) or, worse, health. The thin atmosphere brings in a whole host of problems even aside from temperature. Mars is not very well-shielded from cosmic rays, ultraviolet radiation or solar flares, all potential hazards to life as we know it. Humans might be able to escape all these complications by establishing artificial bases. These enclosed structures could accommodate all human needs. By rotating them, we could create an artificial gravity comparable to Earth’s. We could also create whatever atmosphere we wanted in them. They might rest on the planet’s surface or float in orbit above it, perhaps connected to the surface by what’s known as a space elevator — essentially just a long cable attaching the space station to the planet, held in place by immense tensile strength. Technical feats being as staggering as they are, space colonization isn’t totally outside the realm of possibility. What might be more debatable is whether the coloniza-
tion of outer space falls within the realm of moral permissibility. As mentioned earlier, humans have already pretty much ruined planet Earth. This is one of the chief reasons for our desire to move out into space. NASA cites “the increasing consumption of Earth’s resources� as necessitating a move into outer space. But given the miserable job we’ve done being stewards of the planet we were given, what gives us any right to do what we’ve done here to other worlds — particularly those such as Mars, which may already harbor life of some kind? It might just be that our shameful, reckless disregard for non-human (and in many cases, human) life would be frowned upon in the galactic community. The moral dilemma, however, can wait. Human beings will never be capable of largescale interplanetary travel without overcoming significant moral and technical obstacles to begin with.
sideration during a disciplinary hearing or a criminal trial. And for the record, a woman’s sexual history does not play a role in finding fault either. The “dick tease� defense is unfounded as well. She could have danced provocatively, made suggestive comments and even invited the perpetrator into her home. It doesn’t matter. All that matters is if she said yes. And the absence of the word no does not leave room for inference. The only time a woman is asking for it is when she uses her words to literally ask for it. And let me now emphasize the importance of asking.
Asking is the only sure way to obtain consent. During the mock hearing, Brian said he asked Angela if he could kiss her. She said yes and he appeared to believe that gave him permission to proceed beyond kissing. But consent for first, second or even third base does not mean it’s cool to slide home. Brian didn’t ask and Angela didn’t say no, but she didn’t say yes either. However, she did tell him she was uncomfortable. His conclusion was that he should proceed even after she resisted because society teaches girls to act like they’re not interested in sex when they really are. Trust
me. If she’s interested, she’ll let you know. Playing hard to get is so last century. But the moral of the mock hearing isn’t simply that Brian is a jerk. As critical thinkers, we must recognize that accepting essentialist ideologies about gender are what got him into trouble. Women are not naturally submissive and men are not naturally aggressive, and both are perfectly capable of expressing their interest (or lack thereof) in one another to one another. The secret to a healthy and enjoyable sex life is simply saying what you mean and meaning what you say. It’s
the only way to guarantee your needs will be met. The bottom line is, if you’re ready to have sex, you have to be ready to talk about it. Don’t assume you are accurately picking up on someone else’s signals. And if you’re too uncomfortable to bring it up, just think how uncomfortable you’ll be in a real disciplinary hearing, when the committee is asking “what happened last night?� and you’re not so sure yourself.
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Three bedrooms. $1,020.00 per month plus utilities. Limit 3 people. Limit 3 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.
720 Eighth St. Three bedrooms. $575.00 per month plus utilities. Deposit $575.00. Limit 3 people. Limit 3 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.
830 Scott Hamilton Three bedrooms, 2 baths. $900.00 per month plus utilities. Has A/C. Limit 5 people. Limit 5 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.
256 S. College #A Three bedrooms. $750.00 per month plus utilities. Limit 4 people. Limit 4 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.
712 Second #A Two bedrooms in each unit. $650.00 per month plus utilities. Has dishwasher, C/A. Limit 2 people. Limit 2 cars. Lease 8/19/10 - 8/6/11.
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Boston tea rally has glaring absence: Scott Brown
Women wary of ‘socially inept’ Pa. judge’s defense
Missing 11-year-old girl found in central Florida
BOSTON — When the Tea Party Express pulls into the city where the conservative movement got its name, the crowd will be as notable for who’s not there as for who is. Sarah Palin is the keynote speaker Wednesday, but Republican Sen. Scott Brown is skipping the event. The movement claims his upset January election as its proudest moment. Brown says he’s too busy with his congressional duties, but Tufts University political science professor Jeffrey Berry says he believes the senator is worried about being associated with the movement’s more radical elements. Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker is also skipping the rally, saying he has a prior commitment 40 miles away in Worcester (WUH’-stur), the state’s second-largest city. Tea party rallies were held Tuesday in Missouri, Nebraska and New York. —Glen Johnson (AP)
PITTSBURGH — A judge in Pennsylvania could be removed from the bench if a court finds he brought disrepute on his office by contacting women for dates or friendship after they appeared in his courtroom. But the attorney for District Judge Gerard Alonge (uh-LAWNJ’) says the judge isn’t that different from other guys who can’t get a date. The six women who complained about being contacted include five lawyers. Accusations include that the judge showed up announced at their homes or offices. Attorney Phil Friedman says the trouble with Alonge is he’s “socially inept� and doesn’t pick up on clues that the women aren’t interested. A judicial discipline court heard Alonge’s case Monday and will rule in a few weeks. —Joe Mandak (AP)
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A missing 11-year-old central Florida girl with Aspergers syndrome was found alive on Tuesday, four days after she disappeared into an alligator-infested swamp a half-mile from her suburban home. Nadia Bloom was taken to a hospital in nearby Longwood, Fla., where she will be evaluated and treated for dehydration and insect bites, said Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle. “If I never believed in miracles, I sure do now,� Brunelle said during an afternoon news conference. Brunelle said Nadia told rescuers two things: “I’m glad you guys found me� and “I can’t believe you guys rescued me.� Her sister has said Bloom, who has an autism-related disorder called Asperger syndrome, may have gone into the dense woods hoping to make a nature video.
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Fashion show hopes to bring business back to local Bowling Green stores
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REHEARSING: The Hidden in Plain Sight Fashion Show runs through a dress rehearsal Tuesday evening. All clothes featured in the show are from local stores and businesses in Bowling Green, said senior Jasmine Watts, one of the organizers of the show. Hidden in Plain Sight wants to help bring business back to local stores by showcasing the clothing in unique ways, she said. The project will show students they don’t need to leave Bowling Green to find fashionable clothes. The actual show will take place Friday from 7-9 p.m. in the Dorothy Uber Bryan Art Gallery.
Procrastinators can still file taxes using a variety of methods By Anthony Phillips Reporter
the first two to three weeks of February.” Gang said these people Thursday is the last day to file are typically those receiving taxes, and, according to one a refund check after they file accountant, many people will their return. “Then you see the procraswait until the last minute. Chris Gang, owner of Liberty tinators ... 90 percent of them Tax Service on Main Street, said coming in the [14th through the he sees a lot of people come in 16th] owe money,” he said. during the last few days to file Gang said the other 10 pertheir taxes. cent he sees at the end are peoGang said he sees few dis- ple who are going to receive tinct groups when it comes to a refund, but for some reason waited until the deadline. tax time. “I do not know about you, but “There is the ‘I-want-mymoney-yesterday people,’” if I had money due to me, why Gang said, “Those people show let the government hang on up the last week of January and to it January, February, March,
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April?” he said. Gang said he mainly sees residents at his office instead of college students because many students do not need to file because they are marked as dependents, or their parents file them for them. Senior Brittany Tackett said her dad files all of her taxes. “I am just uninterested in learning to do them,” she said. “So I ask my dad, ‘can you just do it?’” Tackett said for her it is not only cheaper, but easier this way, and her dad always gets her a decent refund. “It is easier for him to do it for
me than for to him teach me how to do it,” Tackett said. But for students who file their own taxes there are a few options. They can go to a franchise such as Liberty Tax Service or H&R Block; students can also go online to TurboTax or FreeTaxUSA.com. Senior Leah Mowry said she chose the online option. Mowry said she finished her taxes in mid-March because she feared procrastinating. “I had all my things together and knew if I did not do it then I would wait and be stressed in the end,” Mowry said. Mowry said tax time is stress-
ful enough without the time pressure at the end. Sarah Schloemp, a sales clerk in Stampers, said during this week and the previous week she is seeing more and more people mailing returns. Schloemp said they will send out their mail at three in the afternoon on April 15. Anything else will be postmarked April 16. The IRS will accept returns as on-time as long as they are postmarked by April 15. Schloemp said if students miss Stamper’s 3 p.m. deadline they do have two hours to head to the post office.
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Students who have not filed will typically need these forms:
W-2 from every employer the student had in 2009 ■ Social Security Number ■ List of Investments (College students may own stock shares) ■ The proper filing form (Most will file a 1040A); forms can be picked up at the Wood County District Public Library ■ Some may receive a 1098-T from the University for taxable scholarships, grants and loans ■
Save time. Get ahead. Move closer to graduation. Now is the time to make plans for summer! The summer months are a great time to make progress toward your educational goals. Catch up on credits or focus on a difficult course to give you an edge on completing your degree. Earn up to 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) at any of Kent State’s eight Northeast Ohio locations. Courses listed on the Ohio Board of Regents Web site under the Transfer Assurance Guides (TAG) or Ohio Transfer Module are accepted at any Ohio public college or university. For more information, visit www.kent.edu. To speak with an admissions counselor, call 800-988-KENT (5368).
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