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‘A labor of love’ Larry Weiss continues to celebrate and value the University after the Centennial celebration comes to a close
Greek students share common living experience By Danae King Reporter
By Becky Tener Managing Editor
The Centennial may be finished, but Larry Weiss still has plenty to celebrate. Weiss, an alumnus, has worked at the University for more than 30 years and just completed heading the celebration of the century. “I don’t have words to express what BGSU means to me,” said Weiss, the Centennial Commission co-chair. “I’m so honored to be part of a place that means so much to me.” Becoming a Falcon For Weiss, celebrating 100 years of the University allowed him to celebrate the years he has spent as a Falcon. Weiss came to the University as a freshman in the fall of 1963.
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University praises first semester Print Responsibly results
NATION Shooting victim buried
It’s almost time to sign up for housing for the fall semester, and for members of sororities and fraternities, that means not only choosing who to room with but also choosing whether to live in the chapter house with Greek sisters or brothers. Sophomore Olivia Williams, a member of Delta Gamma, decided to move into her sorority’s house in the fall of 2010. “I love living in my sorority house … it just feels like home to me,” she said. Greek houses have many extras that the residence halls on campus do not. The Delta Gamma house has a kitchen, a living room, a newly renovated study and even a cook, Williams said. Sophomore Sigma Phi Epsilon member Carlo Butto said he likes the extra space his chapter house offers. “It’s a little bit more comfortable setting because we have so much more space to roam around… With our rooms we kind of get more leeway to what we can do with them, how we set them up,” Butto said. Another difference with Greek housing is the absence of resident advisers and front desks. “It’s kind of different because I feel like with a residence hall you might be more monitored ... you know, checking in at the front desk after midnight, and here we come and go as we please,” Williams said.
“We have more leeway on things ... we kind of have more independence to ...” Carlo Butto | Fraternity Member
Butto also appreciates the freedom of his house. “We have more leeway on things ... we kind of have more independence to do what we want and make this our home,” he said. Although there aren’t resident advisers or check-in desks, Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Life Karri Moore Knoblauch said there are staff in each Greek house to provide assistance to the residents. However, there may not be quiet hours, which can sometimes be disruptive, Butto said. “You know, sometimes it can be a little distracting to study, or it can be too crazy and you can’t fall asleep, but that’s pretty much the only downfall,” he said. Butto said he thinks it was only about $100 more expensive for him to live in his fraternity house than in Kriescher. “Not bad at all,” he said. The cost might be worth it, however, as living in a sorority or fraternity house gives members the opportunity to get closer to and bond with their sorority sisters and
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“I feel like it’s harder. I’m less likely to print a rough draft for General Studies ...”
By Jacqueline Gedeon Reporter
Spring semester means the continuation of the Print Responsibly program at the University, and after one semester, the program is well under way. Debra Wells, director of client services for the Office of the CIO, and Josh Von Lehmden, specialprojects manager for the Office of the CIO, said they are thrilled with the results of the program. The University has already seen a 65 percent reduction in waste in residence halls, offices and labs, Von Lehmden said. Last year, recycle bins were filled in a day. Now they only need to be emptied once a week. The Print Responsibly program not only cuts paper costs, but it saves in other areas as well, Wells said. For example, there has been a
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75 percent reduction in the amount of toner and ink purchased. While the University is pleased with the progress of the program, some students have a different perspective. “I feel like it’s harder. I’m less likely to print a rough draft for [General Studies Writing],” said freshman Bianca Thomas-Veal. Sophomore Megan Sanniti said she thinks the printing prices are an unfair punishment for students
Hundreds gathered to mourn 9-yearold Christina Taylor Green, a victim of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz. which also injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords | Page 5
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TEAR DOWN: An industrial backhoe ripped apart the old Commons building yesterday, making way for construction of a new structure.
FORUM Technology meets monogamy
Columnist Chad Every speaks on his theory of fewer monogamous relationships and compares them to upgrading to the latest technology | Page 4
SPORTS Bergeron faces former team
For the first time since being named BG head coach in April, Chris Bergeron will coach at Miami, where he coached before he was hired by the Falcons | Page 6
PEOPLE ON THE STREET What are your plans for the first weekend back at school? JORDYN RIDER Freshman, Undecided
“Sleep in all day, then wake up and grace my friends with my presence all night.” | Page 4
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Browns hire Pat Shurmur as new head coach By Tom Withers The Associated Press
11-loss season. Shurmur isn’t a big-name hire, and his addition won’t CLEVELAND — Pat Shurmur trigger a celebration by quickly turned rookie quar- Browns fans or a rush of seaterback Sam Bradford into a son-ticket requests. But to Holmgren, the 45rising NFL star. Shurmur’s year-old’s last name means next project will be tougher. The Cleveland Browns are no success. Shurmur’s late uncle, Fritz, easy fix. Shurmur, St. Louis’ offen- was Holmgren’s defensive sive coordinator the past coordinator in Green Bay two years, was hired by the when the Packers won the Browns Thursday, end- Super Bowl in 1996. And in ing a search for their fifth hiring a candidate with no coach since 1999 that began head coaching experience, when team president Mike Holmgren is following the Holmgren fired Eric Mangini same path he took in getting Jan. 3 after his second straight to the top of his profession.
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where you don’t get to see them as much,” Butto said. From Page 1 Williams said it was convenient to be in the same fraternity brothers. “I think living in the house house as her sisters. “If I have a question, I can with all my brothers; I think we’re close to each other and just go down the hall and it kind of makes us more ask someone,” she said. “It friends. It just helps more definitely brings you closer with relationships with peo- when you move into the ple than living in a dorm house.”
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who were already printing responsibly. “Nine cents for a piece of paper, really? I wouldn’t pay that if it was the last piece of paper. Ever,” Sanniti said. A faculty member from the English Department, who asked to remain anonymous, said she thinks the program is a positive addition to the University. “I believe we all need to be concerned about the amount of paper we use,
and since computers offer so many options for printing out information, ads, receipts, etc. from the Web and reprinting modified documents, the volume of wasted paper has ballooned,” she said. She also said she is very careful about how much printing she asks her students to do. The Office of CIO encourages student feedback on the Print Responsibly program. To learn more, visit http:// www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/ page72756.html.
“ Pat is a bright, young man who grew up in football and around the coaching profession. I came away from our interview very impressed with him ...”
record of success as an assistant coach in this league. “Most importantly, I feel as though he possesses the necessary qualities which make him the right man to lead our football team.” The Browns have a been Mike Holmgren | Team President a mess for far too long. In a Like Shurmur, Holmgren executive may have seen a league where quick turnarounds are common, they’ve was a quarterbacks coach younger version of himself. “Pat is a bright, young man been an exception to the rule. and an offensive coordinator before getting the who grew up in football and Cleveland has made the AFC Packers’ job in 1992. When around the coaching profes- playoffs just once and had Shurmur, who was the first sion,” Holmgren said. “I came nine double-digit loss seaof three known candidates away from our interview very sons in 13 years. Chris Palmer, to be interviewed, sat across impressed with him as a per- Butch Davis, Romeo Crennel the desk from Holmgren, son, his extensive knowledge and Mangini each failed in Cleveland’s top football of the game and his track trying to build a consistent
WEISS From Page 1 After looking at other schools, he said, he knew “this was the place for [him].” As a student, Weiss said he was part of many memorable moments at the University. He was one of the undergraduates invited to President Jerome’s inauguration, he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, an orientation leader, a member of the junior-class cabinet and played many intramural sports. The journalism and public relations major also did radio coverage of football and basketball games. “I was very involved and … I always thought this was the greatest place in the world,” Weiss said. The University was also where Weiss met his wife, Fran. Weiss was her orientation leader, and their first date was the rivalry football game against Toledo. Fran said the University was always a special place for Weiss and herself, with so much of their lives beginning here. “Larry is thoughtful, kind and a loving, great guy,” she said. “A lot of people think so much of him, and I’m at the top of that list … Bowling Green is some-
thing that we share.” A Homecoming Weiss’ first job was doing PR work for a glass company in Toledo. After a year, he went to his hometown of Canton to work for Firestone in creative advertisement for five years. But Weiss said he always thought of his time at the University. “One day, the BG alumni director called me and asked if I’d be interested in coming back. I told him those were the best four years of my life … and I would love to come back and do that,” Weiss said. “Bowling Green was like a second home to me those four years. I thought it would be so wonderful to ... work in the alumni office.” Weiss became the assistant director of Alumni Affairs and stayed in the position for more than 20 years. During his time, Weiss helped alumni chapters across the country start scholarships, raising more than $100,000 each year for students. “What we needed to do was connect people, keep them involved with the University,” he said. In 2000, Weiss began working on government relations for the University, traveling the country talking about the school. “It’s so special to me, it
was always more than a job … I enjoyed talking about Bowling Green and representing Bowling Green. It was a labor of love” he said. “There was a sincerity in that that really helped people see how special Bowling Green was.” The Centennial In 2007, Weiss was ready to retire and looking to spend more time with his family. “I love this place but just walking out the door didn’t seem like something I could do,” he said. So Weiss decided to honor the University in the best way he knew, by heading the commission for the 100-year celebration. Weiss and his committee put together a year of events “celebrating BGSU and the people that made it special.” “It was a great celebration. The students were wonderful, they made the celebration so successful,” he said. “ The enthusiasm and the overwhelming attendance is what made it so wonderful.” Julie Carle spent time working on the Centennial Commission with Weiss. She said he was the “perfect choice” for the job. “He has such a sense of history and such a calming way of keeping us focused,” Carle said. “He led us with such
winner in Cleveland’s expansion era. Now, it’s Shurmur’s turn. The Browns will introduce him as their 13th full-time coach Friday in a news conference at their Berea, Ohio, headquarters. Shurmur’s development of Bradford, last year’s No. 1 overall draft pick, was one of the main reasons the Browns nabbed him. They’re hoping he can have similar success with Colt McCoy, who showed poise and promise after being thrown into a starting role because of injuries.
grace and dignity.” Weiss began every commission meeting with a historical moment, Carle said. “He was so educated on the University and he shared that with us,” she said. “He did a wonderful job.” Moving On Now that the Centennial Celebration has ended, Weiss has retired and he and his wife will spend their free time traveling and playing baseball. Fran, who also worked at the University for 21 years, said the University has been a big part of her family’s life. “The Centennial meant a lot to us and our family. We were so fortunate to be part of this, it has been such a wonderful part of our life,” she said. “I say ‘Thank God, thank God for all the opportunities that we’ve had here.’” Though Weiss won’t have the Centennial to plan, he said he will still be involved in University life: attending alumni and sporting events, being the announcer for men’s baseball games and emceeing the women’s basketball banquet. “There is no way in any kind of business I would have been as happy and content as I am here,” he said. “In all honesty, I’m going to miss it.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising wholesale prices for food and energy are putting pressure on manufacturers and retailers to pass higher costs to customers. It’s a trend that could raise inflation in the United States and slow economies in Asia and Latin America. U.S. gas prices have topped $3 a gallon, and grain prices have reached a 2-year high. Some lawmakers say the increases illustrate the need for tighter limits on speculation in commodities markets. Airlines, clothing manufacturers and some grocery stores have already raised retail prices. And even those companies that have resisted increases because they worry that customers can’t afford them may be more reluctant to hire because of the squeeze. Some economists expect prices to rise faster this year than last, although not fast enough to cause policy changes at the Federal Reserve, which has the power to raise interest rates to keep inflation in check. And though the higher prices could be a drag on consumer spending, they shouldn’t derail the overall economy, economists say. The price of corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains has shot up since last summer as bad weather has hammered harvests in Russia, Australia and Argentina. That raises the cost of feeding livestock and in turn raises prices for beef and poultry. Oil prices, currently at about $92 a barrel, are rising because of strong demand from fast-growing developing countries. Wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent in December, the Labor Department said Thursday, the biggest increase in 11 months. Higher energy and food costs drove the increase. So-called core
“At some point everybody has to be more rational and understanding when your costs are up as much as they are.” Gary Rodkin | CEO of ConAgra prices, which exclude those volatile categories, rose just 0.2 percent. But the report can’t be dismissed just because most of the increase came in food and energy prices, said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors. “These are not products which you can do without very easily,” he said. Last year, Americans spent about 8 percent of their money on energy, which includes natural gas, electricity, gasoline and motor oil. They spent about 13 percent on food. Rising commodity prices have a bigger impact in developing countries, where people spend as much as 30 percent of their income on food. Inflation in China and Brazil will likely accelerate this year, forcing their central banks to raise interest rates and potentially slowing the global economy in 2012. China’s inflation rate reached 5.1 percent in November, a 28-month high. Chinese officials have raised interest rates and have vowed to make fighting inflation a higher priority. Further rate increases could slow the Chinese economy. Grocers in the U.S. resisted passing along higher prices for meat, bread and other goods last year, with unemployment near 10 percent and the economy weak. That’s expected to change as food producers raise their prices and stores slow their discounting. Supermarket chain Kroger Co. says it’s already passing on some cost increases from national brand suppliers. But it’s being selective about raising other prices. Some major food producers, including ConAgra
Foods Inc. and General Mills Inc., say they’re feeling the crunch of higher ingredient costs and are raising prices to cope. Supervalu Inc. said inflation has hit its perishables — meat, dairy and produce — but has been slower for other products. But with most of its major vendors announcing they plan to pass on rising costs, the supermarket chain expects to raise prices on those goods throughout the year. “At some point everybody has to be more rational and understanding when your costs are up as much as they are,” Gary Rodkin, CEO of ConAgra, said recently. “You cannot sustain those kind of margin pressures, whether you are a retailer or a manufacturer, for the long-term health of your business.” Brian Bethune, an economist at IHS Global Insight, still thinks consumer spending will rise this year because wage gains and a Social Security tax cut will outweigh the higher prices. Companies that don’t pass along the higher costs will need to save money elsewhere. That could mean delaying hiring or putting off pay raises. For now, economists don’t think rising food and energy prices will force the Federal Reserve to scale back or halt its program to buy $600 billion worth of Treasury bonds by the end of June, an effort aimed at strengthening the economy. But the Federal Reserve will watch for signs that higher food and energy prices are forcing companies to raise lots of other prices, which would spread inflation throughout the economy. So far, there are only limited signs that’s happening.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week that he expected inflation in the United States is “likely to be subdued for some time.” Still, some economists expect it to accelerate. Rising wholesale prices won’t result in higher cost-ofliving adjustments in benefit programs like Social Security. Those programs follow the consumer price index, the latest reading of which is due out Friday. Tame inflation has produced two straight years without any increases for Social Security beneficiaries. Last year’s increases in gas prices didn’t push overall consumer prices high enough to trigger a cost-ofliving increase. Federal regulators, meanwhile, took steps Thursday to limit speculative trading in oil, agricultural goods and other commodities. Speculators buy futures contracts, which are agreements to buy commodities in the future at pre-determined prices, in hopes of selling them at a higher price later — booking a profit without ever actually owning the goods. Critics, including many members of Congress, charge that hedge funds and other Wall Street traders have caused sharp price swings in oil, grains and other goods, driving up prices for cashstrapped consumers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed limits on futures trading for 28 commodities. It would exempt companies that actually use the products and take advantage of future contracts to protect against future price increases, like airlines that lock in rates for jet fuel.
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Commitment becomes outdated in modern relationships Faithfulness to partner seems more the exception than rule in the 21st century CHAD EVERY COLUMNIST
I am fairly certain that Mormonism is now the biggest religion in the United States of America. Our music, our magazines, our families, our personal lives, everything around me seems to be screaming in agreement: Monogamy is no longer in style. Can you remember the first time you heard of someone “cheating” on someone else? For me it was probably the Clinton scandal way back when. Since then, I have not stopped hearing about cheating. And, to be quite honest, I’m pretty sick of it. When I was young and slightly more naive than I am now (which is still pretty young and naive), I thought that if someone was a generally “good person” they would never cheat on their significant other. I am now 21 years old and about to graduate from college, and I know that being a “good person” has absolutely nothing to do with choosing to be unfaithful to a spouse or significant other. I think I have come to the harsh realization that it does not matter who you are or where you are on your life’s journey; it could just as easily happen to you as it could the person next to you. Being faithful is simply no longer the cool thing to do. So why do we bother getting married anymore? The reasons almost elude me. If so many are concerned with being happy with the “ol’ ball and chain” only until the next latest and greatest person comes along, we need to start changing our vows into promises that are more reasonable. Vows such as “I will stay with you until it is no longer convenient for me” or “I will love you and our chil-
dren until I find someone to love who is better than you” should be taking the place of the classics such as “till death do us part” and “in sickness and in health.” The only life aspect I can find comparable to this trend of shorter, disillusioned and unfaithful couples is that of technology. With technology, we want the newest and best of everything. If we have the 2.00 version of something but there’s a 3.00, or better yet a 3.5, version, you best believe that we will not stop until we have that 3.5 version. It seems that this is becoming our thought process in the dating and marriage world, too. Now, by all means, future fathers and mothers, you don’t have to refer to your kids as “your kids” because that would mean you would actually have the responsibility of being a good dad or mom to them. If we are all about abandonment, unfaithfulness and shirking responsibility, we need to at least make sure we follow through with it all the way. I mean, at least that shows we have a little backbone … right? Brothers and sisters, now is the time to not act. Now is the time to remain in a relationship until someone or something more exciting comes along. It’s the obvious choice. What with all the responsibility that comes with a relationship where people actually break their backs and love selflessly to make a marriage work, who would want all that accountability if they had the choice to avoid it? It is time that we all wake up and smell the lack of maturity and the reek of our fickle 21st century hearts, light a few scented candles to cover the odor and carry on in our ways. But thank God, for us, monogamy is no longer in style! Get hip to it!
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Everyone should hang on to youth Living life to the fullest is important since aging is inevitable, days of immaturity are valuable By Stephan Reed Columnist
Even though I was buried under the stress of finding out my final grades of the semester and the looming expenses of overpriced textbooks for the next semester, I was actually enjoying my break. My birthday was about an hour away when my happiness ended and nostalgia struck me: I actually began to miss high school. The days of trying your hardest to contain laughs during moments of silence and worrying, not about grades, but about whom you were going to take to prom in the spring seem to be behind me forever. The simplest of worries are past and are replaced with the stress of finding an internship or a job out of college. Teen angst and juvenile behavior are just a memory now. However, I began thinking about a popular culture class I had the semester before where my professor
said, “I have to grow older, but I never have to grow up.” Aging is inevitable, but we can stay forever young at heart. He also suggested ways to capture your youth that included watching episodes of Spongebob Squarepants or any Disney show at least once a week. This will keep you laughing at the same stuff you did years ago even though you are maturing overall. I hate thinking that, in a few years, the college football players that I once looked up to will be younger than me. But that will not stop me from getting riled up for rival games and running to Taco Bell during half-time with my friends. I asked my roommate, who is graduating this semester, if he ever wished that he were younger or wished that he could have done anything differently. He responded, in a sarcastic tone, “Yeah, I hate working and making a lot of money.” Note, he is in the lucrative field of accounting.
Fittingly, my philosophy of art teacher, a former stock market advisor, said that the one thing that the millionaires wish they could buy is their youth. People begin wishing their lives away early. For me, it was in high school. In the long run, I would say, “I can’t wait until college.” Then I get to college and now I say “I cannot wait until I can begin my career.” What am I going to wish for after that? On a day-to-day basis, I think, “I can’t wait for this class to be over.” After classes I think, “I cannot wait until the weekend.” This is giving me two days out of the week that I allow myself to be happy. Well, I’ve had enough of wishing my life away and taking my time here at the University for granted. I don’t want to be bitter when I am older because I didn’t get to do what I wanted when I was younger. Recently, my friends and I encountered a middle-aged woman who looked at us
with anger, annoyance, but even deeper, regret. I analyzed that situation and thought that she may be bitter towards us “kids” because she saw that we were enjoying our lives and attempting to live them with more freedom than she was given at that age. Maybe she was regretting not spending her time having fun with the people she loves. Or she just didn’t enjoy our antics. So now, I plan on taking a lot more road trips and risks before my time to be a professional comes. I want to enjoy these days that my friends are with me, and I’m not reading about them in the obituary section. I want to live tomorrow’s memories today and not take them for granted. Also, I want to go to the Corner Grill more often because the waiter/cook says, “Have fun, you kids” every time my girlfriend and I leave.
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Authorities: Pa. man talked to terrorism suspects
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PITTSBURGH — Authorities said a Pennsylvania man accused of biting two FBI agents communicated with two others accused of terrorism-related charges. The revelation was enough to persuade a federal judge to order Thursday that 21-year-old Emerson Begolly continue to be detained. Authorities said the FBI agents were investigating him Jan. 4 for allegedly making pro-terrorist statements online when he bit them while they wrestled for his loaded gun. Prosecutors said Begolly communicated online with Colleen LaRose, dubbed “Jihad Jane,” who is accused of helping foreign terrorist suspects intent on starting holy war, and with and Zachary Chesser, who has pleaded guilty to threatening the creators of “South Park” for perceived insults to the prophet Muhammad. Begolly’s attorney said she will appeal. — Joe Mandak (AP)
BALTIMORE (AP) — The state of Maryland has filed a $4 million lawsuit against the federal government over the 2008 crash of a state police helicopter that killed four people. The state claims two air traffic controllers failed to respond adequately to the pilot’s distress and contributed to the crash. The lawsuit claims they didn’t provide adequate weather information, didn’t help the pilot with his approach in heavy fog and were distracted by less important matters. The controllers are employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. A message left after business hours Thursday with the FAA was not immediately returned. Attorneys for Jordan Wells, the sole survivor of the crash, filed a similar lawsuit last month that seeks $50 million in damages.
WILMINGTON, Del. — A California man accused of trying to export military equipment to Iran has pleaded guilty in federal court in Delaware. Thirty-five-year-old Marc Knapp of Simi Valley pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to two felony counts involving violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Arms Export Control Act. Prosecutors have agreed not to ask for more than 57 months, or almost six years, in prison. Sentencing is set for May 23. Prosecutors alleged that Knapp, who was arrested in July, illegally exported military equipment to Hungary and tried to make other exports, including an F-5B Tiger II fighter jet, to Iran and Russia. — Randall Chase (AP)
CLEVELAND — A judge has granted a third trial delay for a Cleveland man charged with killing 11 women and dumping their remains around his home. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Dick Ambrose on Thursday postponed the trial of 50-year-old Anthony Sowell until May 2. The trial had been scheduled to begin Feb. 14. Sowell’s lawyers say they need more time to review forensic evidence and Sowell’s school records. Sowell has pleaded not guilty to killing the women. Their remains were found in 2009. — Thomas J. Sheeran (AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged in a foiled 2007 plot to blow up jet fuel tanks at Kennedy Airport in New York has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A judge imposed the term on 60-year-old Abdel Nur on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn. Nur plead guilty last year to providing material support in the scheme. Two other men, Abdel Kadir and Russell Defreitas, were convicted on more serious charges that they conspired to kill thousands by using explosives to blow up the fuel tanks. Prosecutors have said they sought the help of militant Muslims in Guyana. Kadir, who’s a former member of Guyana’s parliament, was sentenced last month to life in prison. Defreitas, who had worked as a cargo handler at the airport, is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Supporters of the Army private suspected in one of the biggest security breaches in U.S. history say WikiLeaks has fulfilled its pledge to aid in his defense by contributing $15,100. The Bradley Manning Support Network announced the gift Thursday. Jeff Paterson of the affiliated group Courage to Resist in Oakland, Calif., says the contribution brings the total raised for Pfc. Manning’s defense to more than $100,000 but is still short of the $115,000 needed. Manning is being held in maximum security at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., awaiting a possible trial. He has not commented on military charges that he illegally obtained more than 200,000 State Department cables and gave classified material to an unauthorized person.
Youngest victim of Arizona shooting buried at emotional service Family, community remember Christina Taylor Green at first funeral service for victims in Tucson attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, 18 others By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press
large American flag recov- shirts, lined a road near the ered from Ground Zero after church to show support. Christina Taylor Green the 9/11 attacks, and later was born on Sept. 11, 2001, escorted the 9-year-old’s TUCSON, Ariz. — The family of the youngest victim small brown casket into the and featured in a book of the mass shooting in church as little girls about called “Faces of Hope” that chronicled one baby from Arizona held hands and her age cried. Several hundred other each state born on the day paused in a moment of silence Thursday under the mourners, many in white T- terrorists killed nearly 3,000
people. Christina’s funeral is the first for the six victims killed when police said a gunman opened fired on a crowd at an event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, critically injuring the congresswoman and wounding 13 others. The third-grader had an
interest in politics and had recently been elected to her student council. She was the only girl on her Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team and played second base, and had told her father she wanted to become the first woman to
play in the major leagues. The game was in her blood. Her dad is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers and her grandfather, former big league pitcher Dallas Green, managed the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies.
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Bergeron returns to Miami for first time as BG coach By Ryan Satkowiak Assistant Sports Editor
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up and I think we will be,” said BG coach Chris Bergeron. The RedHawks, much like they were in these two team’s first meetRiding a nine-game conference winless streak, the BG hockey team ing, are paced by the top three scorwill look to right the ship against ers in the CCHA. In 16 conference games, Andy one of its fiercest rivals. The Falcons (7-15-2, 2-12-2 Central Miele, Carter Camper and Reilly Collegiate Hockey Association) will Smith have posted 29, 27 and 21 take on the No. 12 Miami RedHawks points, respectively. In fact, when non-conference tonight in Oxford. This will begin a stretch of road games for the games are thrown in, Camper and Falcons that sees them play four of Miele are the two top scorers in all their remaining six regular season of college hockey with 38 and 34 points, respectively, in 22 games. series’ on the road. The Falcons will look to get strong The Falcons were swept earlier this season at home against Miami, efforts from goalies Nick Eno and and they have not won a game in Andrew Hammond to help support a struggling offense. Oxford since March 2001. Eno has had good success in However, Miami comes in riding a three-game losing streak, his career against the RedHawks. getting swept by Ohio State last In six appearances and five starts against Miami, has a 2.36 goalsweekend. “They’re on a bit of a slide right against average and a save pernow so I expect them to be angry centage of .921. On the season, and fired up; but we’re on a slide too, he holds a 2.76 GAA and a .898 so I hope that we’re angry and fired save percent.
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Has a 2.36 goalsagainst average in six apperances versus Miami. Hammond has not been far behind those numbers with a 3.03 GAA and a .900 save percent. He also paced the Falcons to their last victory, against Holy Cross Dec. 30. For Bergeron, it will be his first game coaching at Miami since being named head coach at BG last April. “I think going back to Oxford for the first time in awhile will be fun for me,” Bergeron said. “They have alumni weekend going on this weekend so it will be fun to see some guys that I haven’t seen in awhile.” Friday’s game will start at 7:35 p.m., while Saturday’s game will begin at 7:05 p.m.
Men’s basketball looks to bounch back versus Miami on Sunday By Paul Barney Sports Editor
It’s hard for a team to win on a night when the offense isn’t clicking. It’s even harder when the defense is struggling. Add them together and it’s nearly impossible. For the BG men’s basketball team Tuesday night, the math was simple. “It was one of those games where we put ourselves in a hole by basically adding bad defense and bad offense, and that’s a bad combination,” said Falcons’ coach Louis Orr after he watched his team get outhustled and overmatched in an 8063 setback to the Golden Flashes. The Falcons had the momentum heading into the M.A.C. Center
by winning their last four games. But turnovers, lack of free-throws and inconsistent defense were too much to overcome. Kent State shot 52 percent from the field for the game (57 percent in the first half) and their 80 points were the most given up by BG all season. “We made the game hard,” Orr said. “It starts with our defense. We fed Kent State, we gave them energy and we didn’t match their intensity as far as getting loose balls and making hustle plays.” A positive for BG, now 6-10 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference, is that it showed perseverance.
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DRIVE: Lauren Prochaska drives the lane Wednesday night against Akron.
Women’s basketball goes for its 16th consecutive victory tomorrow at Kent State By Paul Barney Sports Editor
The BG women’s basketball team had a dream of not giving up 70 points to an opponent all season. After a 90-72 win against Akron Wednesday night, the dream didn’t hold up. Prior to Wednesday, the Falcons had only let an opponent score as many as 68 points all season – once in a 79-68 win against Vanderbilt and the other in a 72-68 win at Western Kentucky.
And because BG couldn’t rely on its defense the whole way through, all three games had one common formula – the right amount of offense. And for the Falcons, they needed it. “If we didn’t have that kind of night offensively we wouldn’t have won,” said BG coach Curt Miller, who watched his team reach the 90-point mark for the second consecutive game Wednesday against the Zips. “It was probably a fun game to watch at the offensive end, both teams were very efficient. We needed to be that good offensively.”
While BG shot nearly 60 percent from the field for the game, Akron shot nearly 50 percent. “We needed to play the way we did offensively to win this game because we couldn’t get a stop to save our lives,” said Lauren Prochaska, who led all scorers with 28 points. “We were lucky that our offense came through for us.” Miller said it was the hardest fought 18-point victory of his career.
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SCAN: Jordon Crawford looks to make a pass against Michigan earlier this season.
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DIVE: BG divers prepare to dive into the pool in an intrasquad meet earlier this season.
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Michigan. Even though the 200 breaststroke against 100 and 200 breaststroke, as Eagles come in with a (0-5, Akron and then eclipsed it well as five freestyle events 0-3 MAC) record this season, against Ohio later on. In (50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000). they challenged for the lead the Youngstown State meet, There will also be a 200 The BG swim team will be the team set a pool record individual medley, the 200 splashing in the pool again in the invitational. So far, the Falcons have while dominating the 400 medley relay, and the 400 after a month layoff when freestyle relay. they take on the Eagles from been impressive under new medley relay. Martin said the team The Falcons and Eagles Eastern Michigan University head coach Petra Martin today at 5 p.m. in the with wins over Akron and have a bit of history has been undergoing a twoYoungstown State. Now between them, with the week intense training periUniversity’s Cooper Pool. The Falcons come into they will be looking to Eagles getting the better of od and is interested in seetoday’s meet with a 2-1 continue their momentum BG with an overall record ing how they will respond overall record and a mark heading into the new year of 18-14. Last year the in today’s meet. “We are very sore and of 1-1 in the Mid-American and complete their season Falcons lost the dual meet 154-119. The Falcons will tired, interesting to see with success. Conference. This season has seen try to avenge last year’s loss how we do all broken down, The last outing the Falcons had was at the Eastern some records broken and and try to beat the Eagles but these couple weeks Michigan Invitational over improvement by the whole for the first time since the we have to buckle down,” Martin said. “I want us to a month ago where they team. Alexis Kain, who 1996-97 season. There will be 14 events race hard and to translate placed fourth overall. In swept all the breaststroke the Invitational, Eastern events during the team’s in today’s dual meet. These all the technical things we Michigan placed sec- Akron and Ohio meets, set include: the 100 and 200 have been working on to ond behind the winner a personal record in the fly, 100 and 200 backstroke, the meet on Friday.”
Five Akron players taken in MLS draft BALTIMORE (AP) — Omar Salgado, a 17-year-old forward on the U.S. Under-20 team, was selected by the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday with the first pick in the Major League Soccer draft and five players from NCAA champion Akron were among the top eight picks. Wayne Rooney’s younger brother John was taken by the New York Red Bulls on the second round. Salgado, who is from El Paso, Texas, spent a year and a half with Chivas Guadalajara, then signed with MLS and was loaned to Vancouver for three months last summer when the team competed in the U.S. Soccer Federation Division 2. Unless FIFA grants special permission, he will be ineligible to play for Vancouver’s first team until Sept. 10, when he turns 18. FIFA bars
players from transferring to clubs outside their country until their 18th birthday. Darlington Nagbe, a junior forward and midfielder who helped Akron win its first NCAA title, went with the No. 2 pick to the expansion Portland Timbers. Nagbe won the Hermann Trophy last week as the top men’s college soccer player. Perry Kitchen, a freshman defensive midfielder on the Zips, was taken by D.C. United with the third pick. Chivas USA selected Akron defender Zarek Valentin with the fourth pick, and Philadelphia took Maryland goalkeeper Zac MacMath. New England chose California defender A.J. Soares, Houston took Akron defender Kofi Sarkodie, and Vancouver, with a pick obtained from Toronto, selected Akron midfielder Michael Nanchoff.
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win at the M.A.C. Center. BG scored 55 first-half points in that game, including 24 from Prochaksa. The task doesn’t get any easLast season’s win at Kent ier for Miller and the Falcons, gave the Falcons a 4-0 start however, as they travel to Kent in Mid-American Conference State on Saturday to take on play, something they will look the Golden Flashes, whose to do again Saturday. 55-54 win at Ohio Wednesday Opening tip for Saturday’s gave them their 12th win of game is at 2 p.m. the season. Due to the midweek game with Akron, BG wasn’t able to prepare for this game until its game with the Zips was over. But before ever looking at a single footage of tape, Miller knew of the roster Kent State had. “The thing you know about their roster is they’re very experienced,”hesaid.“They’vebeen through the wars, so they’re not going to be intimidated by anyone. They’re going to want to protect home court.” And playing well inside the M.A.C. Center is something the Golden Flashes have been able to do a lot of this season, boasting a perfect 6-0 record. The Falcons are 5-1 on the road this season and swept the season series from Kent State a year ago, including an 89-61
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scoring Miami 40-16 in the paint. They also attacked the From Page 6 basket by making 20 trips to Down 25 points to the the free-throw line. Attacking the basket and Golden Flashes, the Falcons were able to cut the margin playing inside-out basketball is something Orr said back to as close as 10. “We fought back, we didn’t his team needs to get back to after it went to the line quit,” Orr said. And BG will look to build just six times at Kent State off that for its next game, a and was outscored 40-18 2 p.m. home contest against in the paint — all this after BG got to the line 24 times Miami on Sunday. The game will be a in a win at Buffalo three throwback game, in which days prior. “Every game in this the Falcons will be wearing jerseys from the early league is important,” Orr said. “You have to play the 1960s. BG split the season series game on your terms and with the RedHawks a year we didn’t do that [at Kent]. ago, with its win coming We played the game outat home by a slim margin, side-in. We didn’t attack the game from the paint and 67-64. In that game the Falcons we didn’t make the game dominated inside, out- easy for ourselves.”
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Japan PM shuffles Cabinet to revive economy By Mari Yamaguch The Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet resigned en masse Friday as the prime minister reshuffles his lineup in a bid to revive the struggling economy and open up the country to stay globally competitive. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday that the new Cabinet is aimed at pushing for reforms as Japan faces a string of daunting problems, including a rapidly aging population, growing national debt and an anemic economy — the world’s third-largest.
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America’s favorite pastime hits a new note CRYSTAL BOWERSOX Favorite Local ‘Idol’
CARRIE UNDERWOOD ‘Idol’ We Forget Started On “American Idol” RUBEN STUDDARD Most Likely To Be Flipping Burgers Right Now
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The show “American Idol,” which will be starting its tenth season this Tuesday, has brought so many household names, huge musicians and even an Oscar winner. The new season will bring an all-new set of idols to our television sets, but until then, The Pulse celebrates the idols of the past.
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Adam Lambert was fascinating to see from the very start. He sings the line on his debut album, “I was born with glitter on my face; my baby clothes made of leather and lace” with ease. And no other line sums up the ninth-season runner-up quite as well. Everything about him is glam rock and that’s what makes him different from all of the other idols to compete on the show. For every other idol who
I have watched very few seasons of American Idol, especially considering they are starting their tenth season this year. I got into a habit of watching the auditions and then abandoning the show when it got to Hollywood. However, there was one season I did watch all the way through — season one. Kelly Clarkson was my favorite American Idol before she even won the title, and before I knew
Carrie Underwood is my favorite American Idol because I forget she was an “Idol.” I’m not much of an American Idol fan. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the show all the way through, but I cannot deny that the American people made the right choice in picking Underwood. She can definitely sing and she has transcended the “Idol” persona, making her own mark on the music world.
For better or worse, “American Idol” has greatly affected my life. Well, not so much the show as one contestant on the show. I’ll admit it — I’m a “Claymate.” For those who are unfamiliar with this term, it’s the name given to fans of “Idol” season two runner-up Clay Aiken. We’re the people who fell in love with the geeky man from Raleigh, N.C. and his great voice. Claymates are an interesting
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WHAT MATT LIASSE THINKS: Of all the winners from “American Idol,” season nine winner Lee DeWyze is the ost lackluster. The only thing his debut album “Live It Up” does right is it represents the sinking ship that was the ninth season well. DeWyze’s album is bland and uninspired. None of the 11 songs are worthy of being played on pop radio, and all of them end up sounding exactly the same. For anyone who watched the last season, this shouldn’t come to anyone as a surprise. DeWyze’s performances from week to week were boring, and it seemed that he would rather be anywhere else but the “American Idol” stage. The same attitude seems to have tagged along with his career as a solo career. DeWyze’s vocals seem lazy and without emotion, sometimes even leaving the listener annoyed. Very few songs work. One, for instance, is “Me And My Jealousy.” An U2 influence is evident in the song’s big chorus and DeWyze’s vocals, but again, the song loses appeal
WHAT ZACH GASE THINKS: After finishing second on “American Idol” last May, Crystal Bowersox had been hard at work on her debut opus, “Farmer’s Daughter,” which was released last December. The Northwest Ohio starlet’s debut strives to be different than most Idol alumni albums, as it has a strong folk and country influence. “Daughter’s” title-track is the album’s riskiest, yet most rewarding song on the record. She speaks on her abusive relationship with her mother with lyrics like: “You’d come home with bourbon breath, and Jack in the air / and when you broke my bones, I told the school I fell down the stairs.” With a title like “Farmer’s Daughter,” one would expect a heavy country sound with lyrics celebrating rural life, but this is not the case. While there is a country influence on most of the songs, the album’s mostly sparse and unimaginative instrumentation
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The Cla-Zel Theatre will be hosting their very first concert of the year with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. This all ages show starts at 8 p.m. and other guests include OLU, Fetti Boi, Mr. Defoe and Cameron Grey. Afterwards, the club will welcome DJ Manny for 3-6-5 Saturdays with $3 beer pitchers, $6 mixed pitchers and 3 for $5 “Bombz.”
Glistening sweat pours down Andrell Hall’s face as she finishes off her final minutes of her onehour work out. Lines of determination etch her face as she vows to finish off strong. Her goal is to tone up and lose 25 pounds. At the beginning of each year, people create resolutions to try and change different aspects of their lives. One goal that a lot of people have in common is to lose weight. Hall, a freshman, thinks that losing weight is a reasonable goal but people have to want it. “There are a lot of people who share this goal and I think it’s reasonable; they just need to be motivated,” Hall said. “My New Year’s resolution is to lose 25 pounds and tone up because I just want
to be a healthier me.” Sophomore Renee Brown believes this resolution is common and most people don’t follow through. “I think it’s so cliché for people to say that their New Year’s resolution is to lose weight,” Brown said. “People set goals for themselves to lose weight, or stop cursing, etc. but I rarely see people follow through.” “I think that the number of people in here will go down after this month because that’s usually when people usually give up on there goals,” Brown said. “Obviously a lot of people made New Year’s resolution to lose weight because the Rec is crowded now,” Brown said. Health Educator Karyn Smith
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The season of red carpets is quickly approaching. While many are eagerly awaiting the Oscars, the awards show I never miss is The Golden Globes, consequently the first award show of the season which airs this coming Sunday. For almost 10 years, I have hosted or attended a Golden Globes party and have entirely neglected the Oscars. My good friend Matt introduced me to the glamour of The Golden Globes when I was
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when it lacks any type of real emotion. “Stay Here” is the closest to a catchy, fun song the album can come to. It’s the album’s only feel-good tune that offers the listener any kind of fun. The album’s opener, “Live It Up,” is a desperate attempt of a bluesy love song, while “It’s Gotta Be Love” is a ukulele-led tune with juvenile lyrics. Of all of the American Idols that came before him and the one that will come next, DeWyze’s album’s success will be comparable to secondseason winner Ruben Studdard’s debut album.
features a lot of folk and soft rock tendencies. Most notable is Bowersox’s cover of Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it’s Worth.” While her vocal performance is a solid one, she does little to make the song her own. There are no noticeable differences from Bowersox’s version other than a little twang in the guitar playing and obviously her vocals. She sounds like the lone sober (and talented) person at a karaoke party, and
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FOOD From Page 9 in graduate school and ever since then I’ve been hooked. Unlike the hoity-toity-ness of the Oscars, the Golden Globes gives equal recognition to television and film, and the celebs are always a little more laid back. Just watch and you’ll always see George Clooney with a drink in his hand at the Golden Globes and you never know what he’ll say. At the Oscars, the red-carpet-goers barely sip their champagne and the acceptance speeches are clearly rehearsed. But what few realize is the Golden Globes establish the probability of the Oscar’s winners. Dare I say the
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Golden Globes are trendsetters? I could ramble on about my predictions (“Inception” as Best Motion Picture and “Glee” as Best Television Series—Comedy or Musical), but quite frankly what I love best about Golden Globe parties is the food and drinks. As a hostess, my goal is to make everything gold. From table clothes to napkins to forks and drinks, gold is the color of the night. And there must be a red carpet when guests arrive. I also like to inspire a bit of friendly competition, so I award guests—after ballots have been cast, of course— for best appetizer, best drink, best dressed, and person who predicted the most
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weight for their New Year’s resolution. “Zumba class and the Rec From Page 9 are really helping me to lose has seen an increase in the this weight,” Hall said. Hall said that although number of students and faculty participating in group some people don’t think that people actually fulfill exercise classes. “We definitely have seen their New Year’s resolution an increase in participation she is doing this to become from students and the fac- healthier. “Some people will say that ulty and staff this first week,” Smith said. “Whether it’s most people fail at their people coming in to lose New Year’s resolution, but weight for their New Year’s I am going to do what is resolution or just to exercise, best for me at the end of the we have seen an increase day,” Hall said. “It’s good to in participation and we are have friends support me but excited about it,” Smith said. whether or not they support Hall said the University me I am going to do what I has provided many ways want because I want to be for people wishing to lose healthier,” Hall said.
one could easily mistake the track as one of her performances on Idol, rather than a track on her debut album. Bowersox has extremely strong vocals, which is probably the highlight of the album, rather than the songs themselves. On the Chad Kroeger (of Nickleback) penned “Hold On,” she gives a strong performance despite the tawdry lyricism one would expect from a Nickleback song. Her vocals shine on the three slower, ballad-esque songs that close the album. On her duet with husband Brian Walker, “Mason,” her vocals steal the show despite the song’s obvious and lazy lyricism. The album’s closer, “Arlene,” however, is one of the album’s strongest tracks and is one
winning categories. (Dollar stores are the best place to stock up on unique, whimsical prizes!) The idea is to embody The Golden Globes and create an awards show of sorts within the party. Even though there are countless appetizers I would recommend for Golden Globe parties, such as pimento cheese served on Zingerman’s white bread, deviled eggs and mini Caesar salad bites, one of the most popular goodies I have ever served was a drink I declared “The Golden Globe.” Imagine the zest of a Red-hot candy with cooling hints of citrus. But the glimmering gold flecks are what make this drink an award winner.
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of the few examples where her simplistic songwriting is effective. “Farmer’s Daughter” does not have too many unlistenable moments on the album, but you also won’t strain yourself reaching for the rewind button. Bowersox definitely has the pipes to have a long and successful career as did nearly all of the American Idols before her. Fans of her performances on the show, will struggle to find something they don’t like on this record. However, if Bowersox wants to have some sort of longevity, unlike a strong majority of former American Idols, she will have to take more risks and improve her song writing ability on her second go-round.
Village Idiot goes country Band strives to keep country roots By Troy Chamberlain Pulse Reporter
The outlaws will ride again at the Village Idiot in Maumee this weekend, as country band Whitey Morgan and the 78s plug in for Saturday night’s concert. The band’s frontman, Eric Allen, known better as “Whitey,” received his nickname while growing up in a predominantly black neighborhood in his hometown Flint, Mich. He never took the name offensively though, and decided it appropriate to carry the title into the name of his five-piece band. Whitey’s pseudo-surname, Morgan, was the first name of his late grandfather, who acted as his guitar mentor and introduced Whitey to music, teaching him his first chords at age 8. Now 34, Whitey said he still looks back to his grandfather’s lessons and memories of them playing together. One of his more poignant memories, Whitey said, was when he found an old tape recording shortly after his grandfather passed away of the two of them sing-
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ing and playing one of his grandfather’s favorite songs while Whitey was still very young. “I had pretty much forgotten all about it, because it was way back when I was probably 11,” he said. “It ended up being the same song some of his friends sang at his funeral, so it’s one of those big things I really remember.” Whitey keeps that tape to this day. The ‘78’ in the band’s name, according to Whitey, is a reference to the last year he feels country music was still good and genuine. “For me, the records I listen to, that seems to be the last year music was really good and raw,” he said. “After that, things started to go downhill, especially country.” Whitey has toned down his insults to mainstream country a bit these days — on the advice of his management — but there is still no mistaking his sentiments about the monotony he said is in many of today’s Nashville products.
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She has that great homeg row n-A mer ica n-g irlthing going for her, whether she’s singing about Jesus taking the wheel or she’s wrecking her ex-boyfriend’s car with a baseball bat, she has an instant hit on the radio. She also mar-
MUSIC From Page 9 While nothing new or revolutionary, the “stripped-down” honesty of Whitey’s music is appreciable for those who prefer their country with a little less flash, a little more grit. The band’s soul-stirring guitar and harmonica solos, adhered with swaying pedal steel guitar accompaniment, give it the sound of the kind of gunslinger genre that slaps commercial country across the face with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Though inspired by artists of decades gone, this style is still able to reach a younger audience. “I really like that old outlaw kind of feel his songs have,” said sophomore Andy Cocke.
CLARKSON From Page 9 there would be nine more American Idols crowned after her. If anyone could beat that tall, skinny boy with the crazy hair, I knew it would be her. I think everyone was captivated by Clarkson as soon as they saw her audition. Who since has gotten Randy Jackson to switch places with them and stage an “audition”? She caught the attention and the heart of the judges and America right from the start. Clarkson delivered powerhouse performance after powerhouse performance on the American Idol stage from Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” to her finale song “A Moment Like This.” But what makes Clarkson my favorite American Idol is that after the confetti fell in 2002 she didn’t drop off the face of the Earth. Sure she had some not-soshining moments (ahem,
“From Justin to Kelly”), but she didn’t let them slow her down. Clarkson has released four albums, the first went double-platinum and the second went multi-platinum. Eleven of her singles hit the Top 20 on Billboard and she holds the record for largest leap to the top spot on Billboard in chart history for “My Life Would Suck Without You.” Billboard also named her the “most successful American Idol of all time” with her record and singles sales and radio plays, and they named her the No. 14 artist of the 2000-10 decade. List of accomplishments aside, Clarkson seems like the kind of girl you would want to be friends with. She’s the friend I would want with me to plan revenge on an ex-boyfriend, and I could definitely see myself taking a road trip with her, blasting the radio with the windows rolled down. Although I may be embarrassed to sing in front of her.
ried the epitome of cool — a Canadian hockey player. I don’t consider myself a country music fan typically, but I find myself very loyal to her music. In the summer of 2009, I found myself driving a Ryder truck through downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. I’m not a good city-driver without being in a Ryder truck so the odds were against
me. I ended up taking the wrong exit and being lost in rural Okla. for about an hour. My co-workers and I pulled off in the first city we could find. It was Checotah, Okla. with a huge sign that read “Hometown of American Idol Carrie Underwood.” We got some directions from a very nice gas station employee and then went on our way. I will
forever remember the kindness of Carrie Underwood’s fellow townspeople. And now when Underwood comes on the radio, I don’t skip to the next station; I listen and remember the kind-heartedness of Checotah and listen to her sing. Carrie Underwood: a nice girl from a good town and she can sing.
“[Whitey] seems like a really down-to-earth guy and he’s not going to be swayed by what the mainstream wants to hear.” Cocke said he first heard about WM and the 78s through a recommendation from his friend’s boss, and he has since seen the band live four times; the most memorable concert being the most recent. “The last show was pretty cool,” he said. “It was kind of a surprise show at the Idiot, and they were a lot more involved with the crowd, taking requests on originals and cover songs people wanted to hear.” The band has toured extensively since releasing its first full-length album “Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels” in
2008, racking up roughly 200 shows a year and venturing as far west as Texas and all the way to the east coast. The band members are no stranger to the Idiot either, according to Whitey, having played there around ten times. Tom Sullivan, the executive chef for the bar, said the 78s first came to the Village Idiot as an opener for a larger band, but that Whitey and company’s performance overshadowed that of the act they were supporting. Since then the club has continued to book the band every chance they can — and the response has been extremely positive. “We’ve had dozens of phone calls in the past week with people just checking show times
and double checking to make sure [Whitey] is really going to be here,” he said. “They’re authentic honky tonk guys who just like to drink Jack Daniel’s and fool around, you know? … They’ve got a good following.” According to Village Idiot owner John Schafer, the show will start at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night with a $5 cover. Unfortunately for younger fans of the genre, the bar is 21-andover only. Those of age, how-
talent adds a little angst in his popular song “Whataya Want From Me?” From Page 9 Even in the face of controreinvented themselves or versy, like when he debuted explored different genres, his first single during the “Glambert” was himself American Music Awards, he from the very beginning. continues to shine brighter When he performed an than the idols that came slowed down, Arabian- before him. Getting a little inspired version of Johnnie carried away by suggestiveCash’s “Ring Of Fire” to ly dancing with both men mixed reviews, he created and women on network an image for himself. And television never looked since then, he added his quite as good as it did when own flair to every song he Lambert did so. It raised ever performed since, caus- awareness of the double ing us to fall back in love standards openly gay perwith songs we already knew formers face against the for decades. His version of many sexually-driven pop Michael Jackson’s “Black stars and rappers of today’s and White” and Tears For popular music. Finally, the way he Tears “Mad World” are officially came out to especially great. With this album, “For RollingStone magazine, Your Entertainment,” he put saying he’s never hidden together a collection of sexy, his sexuality and will not party anthems and power let it define him, inspired ballads where he showed off many in the gay commuhis extraordinary pipes. No nity. He’s a huge and quite a other idol can squeal quite well-placed addition to the like Lambert can, and the many American Idols.
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AIKEN From Page 9 group of people, because many in the fandom were or are overly enthusiastic about Aiken and his career. I’ll admit, for the first years of his career, I was one of these people; the amount of time and effort I put into worrying about Aiken’s career and obsessing over him was questionable at best. “Claymates” got a bad reputation in the media for their fierce defense of Aiken’s talent and sexuality from people who disliked him or claimed he was gay when he didn’t comment on the matter. They also put a lot of money into Aiken’s career with many fans traveling hundreds of miles to see him in concert or on Broadway multiple times. At the same time, they do a lot for charities Aiken supports, such as UNICEF and his own National Inclusion Project for children with learning disabilities. “Claymates” have a massive Internet presence with numerous message boards devoted to Aiken and his career. I couldn’t even begin to tally the amount of hours I’ve spent on those message boards over the last eight years, talking with others about Aiken, his career and music. I’ve been to six of his concerts, and I’ve loved every single one of them. I’ve befriended plenty of people at these concerts and on these message boards. I’m very grateful that I’ve been able to connect with these people, whom I would not even know existed were it
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not for the Aiken fandom. Throughout the highs and lows of Aiken’s career, we’ve been able to bond. One of the most notorious moments in Aiken’s career was when he revealed he was gay. Many Claymates felt he was lying to them or felt being gay was wrong and abandoned him. However, I had never been more proud to be a fan of his. Even if I didn’t like his music as much as I’d used to, I felt a sense of happiness that he was able to be himself, and it reminded me why I loved him. Lately, Aiken’s albums have not been selling as well as they used to, and I don’t spend as much time or money on him as before. However, I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Aiken. I still talk to many of the friends I’ve made over the years thanks to the Claymate message boards. I still watch old concert and TV videos of Aiken’s performances and reminisce about the fandom and career highlights of his. Plus, I still get chills from his powerful voice. “American Idol” encourages and spurs the development of passionate fan bases, and Claymates are a perfect example. Aiken isn’t the most successful contestant the show’s ever had (but one of the most successful non-winners), and his fan base has surely dwindled for a number of reasons. However, the way Aiken’s life was transformed by the show and the way lives of fans were changed by Aiken’s career is a testament to the show’s power in popular culture.
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1082 Fairview Ave. 1, 2, 3 Bedrooms
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