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SUMMER Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Volume 90, Issue 147

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ORIENTATION: Ryan Evarts and Alissa O’Neill (left in orange) talk with incoming freshman about what it is like to attend college.

Incoming students attend orientation

By Asia Rapai Managing Editor

The campus is on display during the summer as approximately 4,000 new students and their 5,000 parents and family members will come and go during new student orientation dates.

This is an important time for incoming students as it “seals the deal on attending BGSU,” said Jodi Webb, senior associate dean of students. “It confirms for them they made a good choice.”

This year, orientation will have similar components as last year but with more sessions for parents and family

members, more break out sessions for students to interact with other incoming students and orientation leaders, and smaller group sessions, Webb said.

It’s important that current students interact with incoming students while on campus during orientation as it shows the incoming students and their families real college life, she said.

“It’s beneficial to current students because it feels good to tell your stories and share what you learned and the challenges you faced,” she said.

While Webb oversees the

LAUREN POFF | THE BG NEWS

YOGA: Chralin Forsthoefel instructs the yoga class at the Rec on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

STRENGTH: Laura Sheets does the downward facing dog, which builds strength in the shoulders, legs, spine and whole body.

See CAMPUS | Page 2

Student Rec Center offers several options for exercise classes this summer

Faculty Association names negotiating team

By Bobby Waddle In-Focus Editor

week of classes is free of charge for potential students to see if they want to stick with the People looking for extra guidance to get into program. Programs are open to students, shape this summer can find it at the Student faculty and community members alike with Recreation Center where they can partici- varying prices. pate in group exercise classes to experience The classes cover different aspects of a comprehensive body workout. bodybuilding, yoga, kickboxing, cycle “There’s a wide variety and there’s some- spinning and Zumba dancing. The thing for everyone,” said Karyn Smith, majority of classes last an hour and 15 Heath Educator and supervisor of the group minutes, but some last half an hour and exercise and personal training programs. “It others are an hour. provides a lot of fun.”

Smith said the classes are a good way to get Classes run during each of the summer a balanced workout because classes such as sessions, and people can purchase a single yoga focus on balance and relaxation techsix-week period or sign up for the full 12 weeks. Students can attend any class they See EXERCISE | Page 2 want for the entire session, and the first

David Jackson

By Katelynn Brewster Reporter

School may be out for the summer, but the Faculty Association is still hard at work.

The Faculty Association has picked their chief negotiator, negotiating team, and bargaining council, and are preparing for negotiations with the administration in the near

LAUREN POFF | THE BG NEWS

LAUREN POFF | THE BG NEWS

ARMS UP: Erica Yang warms up with the rest of the class before getting into harder yoga positions.

President of the Faculty Association future.

David Jackson, president of the Faculty Association, is excited for the process to begin and the negotiations

See FACULTY | Page 2

Bookstore offers cheaper tickets to Cedar Point

By Jane Burichin

offers discount tickets at the Reporter price of $37 per person for Cedar Point and for Soak City Summer is finally here and at $24.99 per person. the students at the University “We have been selling a are making plans that could lot [of tickets] so far,” said include a trip to Ohio’s amuse- Janelle Jacob, who works at ment park, Cedar Point. the Bookstore. “It has just The University Bookstore been students I’ve noticed is helping students plan buying them.” ahead by offering deals on The Bookstore is offering discounted tickets to Cedar discounted tickets for the Point and the water park remainder of the summer. attached, Soak City.

This is not the first time the Cedar Point is located in Bookstore has been selling Sandusky, Ohio, right on the discounted tickets. Other Lake Erie. Tickets at the gate places around the city of to spend a day in the park Bowling Green also provide would cost $46.99 per per- discounted tickets, but the son and Soak City gate tickets would cost $31.99 per perSee CEDAR | Page 2 son. However, the Bookstore

PULSE Prepare to sing, dance, rock Live shows will be coming to Toledo and Detroit this summer, like Michael Buble, Glee Live! and Josh Groban. Check out Pulse for a more complete list | Page 7

CITY

Rosemary Harris

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Author and master gardener

Author presents at local library

Author and master gardener Rosemary Harris will host a presentation at the Wood County District Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Harris has written four books including the titles Pushing Up Daisies, Dead Head, The Big Dirt Nap and Slugfest.

“She’s a nationally known mystery author and mysteries are very popular in Bowling Green,” said Michael Penrod, Acting Library Director.

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University Bookstore

Meijer

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FORUM Students compete for grades Columnist Adrienne Snyder explores the competition among fellow college students for the top grades due to bell curves or cutoff numbers for each grade | Page 4

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRYON MACK | THE BG NEWS

The BG News incorrectly reported in the May 18, 2011 issue that James Weinandy was cited for operating a vehicle impaired and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia May

SPORTS Falcons continue to MAC tourney

The Falcon baseball team defended Buffalo 11-3 in the team’s season finale to clinch the eight seed in the MAC baseball tournament. The Falcons will play Kent State tonight at 7:30 p.m. | Page 5

Harris will give a general author talk with an opportunity for book signings. Roberta Vermaaten, library cataloging and outreach services, is leading the event.

Harris can also be found as a contributing writer to the blog “Jungle Red.” Along with seven other female writers, Harris participates in discussions on the world of reading, writing and publishing.

Harris, a Brooklyn native, previously worked in book retailing, direct marketing and television before pursuing a writing career.

14 by Bowling Green City Police. In fact, it was Joseph Weinandy who was cited by police. James Weinandy was mentioned in the police report as being at the scene but was not involved in any way with the original citations. The BG News regrets the error.

PEOPLE ON THE STREET What do you use most at the Rec? DEVIN TREVATHAN Senior, Communications

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EXERCISE From Page 1 niques, while classes such as spinning focus on cardiovascular exercise. Strength training classes focus on certain areas of the body with a class called “Upper Cut� focusing on upper body strength and “Chisel� focusing on the entire body.

Smith said the classes are especially good for people who are new to working out, citing research that people who exercise in a group are more likely to stick with exercise due to accountability and encouragement from peers.

Yoga instructor Jordan Snyder said the group atmosphere also provides guidance and an exercise routine for people to follow. “It’s just a lot more fun,� Snyder said. “You know exactly what you’re going there to do. “There’s kind of this level of competitiveness there and it encourages you to go to class because you know that there’s going to be other people there that are looking for you.�

Snyder started teaching yoga because she took a yoga class herself.

FACULTY From Page 1 to start. “We’ve put together our negotiating team and bargaining council and are in the process of writing bargaining proposals to present to the administration when negotiations begin,�

Jackson said.

The Faculty Association has been working to put together both the bargaining council and negotiating team.

Professor Andy Schocket, the director of communications detailed exactly what the bargaining council does. “The bargaining council is responsible for generating proposals and positions. However, not just them, we’ve had a group of committees doing research on particular topics to see what other campuses in Ohio are doing and seeing what works,�

Schocket said.

The Faculty Association not only put together its teams to start negotiations, it has also suggested a start date to the administration. “We have suggested a start date for negotiations of June 15, and we await the administration’s response. But to be fair, the request is so recent that it’s not surprising that they haven’t had a chance to respond yet,� Jackson said. “The University is ready to begin bargaining. Once the Union has named their team, the process can begin,� said Dave Kielmeyer, senior director of communications for the University.

As someone who enjoys teaching and hopes to be a teacher, Snyder “fell in love� with the class and decided to teach it herself.

She also found that yoga helped reduce her stress in addition to its benefits of increased strength, flexibility and balance. “I found that [yoga] had a lot of benefits for me,� she said. “I really like being able to pass that on to other people.�

She also views the class as a change of pace from running and working out. “It’s really a slow-paced type of exercise and it really focuses on your mind and your body,� she said. “It’s something that you can do for your entire life.�

Sam Gardner, who teaches yoga, “Chisel� and several spinning classes, said one of the most important things people can take away from the classes is learning proper exercise form, which she said she sees some people doing improperly when they work independently at the Rec Center. “That’s probably the biggest thing we stress just to avoid and prevent injuries, [while] also having fun and motivating yourself to stay healthy,�

Gardner said.

Kielmeyer was unable to provide any other information for the administration.

Other members of the administration were also unavailable for comment.

The Faculty Association is looking forward not only to negotiations but to working with the new administration at the University. “We’re excited to meet the new president and believe that with the new leadership at BGSU a ‘reset’ of relations between faculty and administration is quite possible. We are cautiously optimistic,�

Jackson said.

The Faculty has been putting long, hard hours into getting ready for negotiations despite the passage of Senate Bill 5. “As of now, we are acting under current law,� Schoklet said. “We have had a lot of people work lots of hours, especially during the spring.�

T he ba rga i n i ng cou nci l began making preparations for the upcoming negotiations not only by doing research but also participating in training. “The council has undergone one-day training with professional negotiators from other campuses,�

Schocket said.

The council does not want to wait much longer; they are ready to begin this process and are looking to the future. “We have putting in a lot of time and work and we are ready to get to work and negotiate,� Schocket said.

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Brianna E. Lee, 18, of Findlay, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia near West Court Street and North Church Street.

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Tyler A. Snow, 21, was cited for obstructing official business and criminal trespassing within the 400 block of N. Enterprise St. 4:24 P.M.

A complainant reported getting struck in the back of the head by an unknown subject. It was reported that the unknown subject fled the scene after also causing approximately $200 worth of damage to a nearby vehicle near Manville Avenue and East Napoleon Road.

William H. Crown, 18, of Sylvania, Ohio, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination and underage under the influence within the 100 block of E. Court St.

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A complainant reported a man standing in the street preaching near West Wooster and South Main streets. He was told by an officer not to be in the roadway and advised of the procedure if he wants to stand on the corner and preach.

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Brione Q. Smith, 19, of Toledo, was cited for drug abuse/possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at Taco Bell.

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Matthew E. Smith was cited for littering on private property within the 900 block of E. Napoleon Road.

A complainant reported an “orange classic looking vehicle,� possibly with historic plates, left without paying for $60.60 in gas within the 1000 block of S. Main St.

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A complainant reported her purse with $40 in it was stolen from the backroom of the Waffle House where she works.

Collin M. Turner, 23, of Bowling Green, was arrested for inducing panic and on an active warrant for failure to appear/abusing harmful intoxicants within the 800 block of 4th St.

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A complainant reported sometime overnight

CEDAR From Page 1

the gate, $31.99 per person.

AAA offers the tickets at the discounted price of $38.50 per person for members only, but no discount University Bookstore is the only for Soak City tickets. bookstore in town that sells the “I think it is a great idea to offer discounted Cedar Point tickets. tickets at a discounted price on Meijer offers discounted tick- campus, and I would definitely ets at $41.99 per person and it go buy them from the Bookstore offers a ticket for Soak City, but if I plan to go to Cedar Point or at the same price it would be at Soak City this summer,� said senior

CAMPUS From Page 1

Jordan Kenney. “It provides a great discount for college students on a budget looking for a fun trip.�

Cedar Point opened their gates for the season May 14th. It is open daily with adjusted hours for the month of May. The hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to cedarpoint.com.

which helps the University look at the best way to carry out its services, including the need for certain classes and residence life accommodations. “We are more prepared for incoming classes this way,� she said.

New student orientation will be a daily occurrence in June and July, mainly Tuesday through Saturday starting June 14.

Alt said current students should be patient as incoming students attend orientation because parking lots could get congested and the Union might be busier than normal. “ We lc ome t hem ; t he y ’r e t he new generat ion of BGSU st udent s,� he sa id.

Orientation team leader and junior Meredith Hassenrik said we have a very welcoming and inclusive campus. “It’s important to give everyone a smile because that’s what kind of

campus we are,� she said.

Hassenrik is back as an orientation leader for her second year. She went through a selection process and semester-long training to become an orientation leader last year. With 20 students on the orientation staff, she said it is an incredible privilege to be on the staff. “We get to represent the University on a high level and share our love and passion for the University,� she said.

Hassenrik said on any given orientation day, there are 15 of the 20 staff members working. She balances this job with summer classes, another job and involvement in other University organizations.

She said she learned about herself as well as how to help other students get acclimated to college life. “It’s one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,� she said.

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intends to be more than another underground rapper and has said many times that he wants to win a Grammy someday. He and his group have recently inked a deal with Sony RED to distribute all future Odd Future projects. “Goblin� debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard charts, and only time will tell if that’s the peak.

planning from a broad University standpoint, Assistant Dean of Students Andy Alt focuses more on the day-to-day planning.

The summer orientation began Friday, bringing about 120 incoming students to campus, Alt said. “It was a beautiful day on campus to experience BGSU,� he said.

In June and July, orientation will bring more than 200 students. The University is expecting its largest freshman class ever, he said. “Every date that we have available is quite full,� Alt said.

Students began signing up for orientation dates in January.

Webb said the number of students who register for and attend orientation closely resembles the number of new students for the fall,

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Bars are ready for summer business Summer specials try to draw customers

By Jane Burichin Reporter

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BYRON MACK AND LAUREN POFF | THE BG NEWS

Pizza postage

By Bobby Waddle In-Focus Editor

sticks (complete with dressing and baking instructions) in the mail at no extra charge. As long as it can be mailed When Lauren Harrison comes to Campus Pollyeyes, she overnight, the restaurant will ship anywhere in the counalways makes sure to get plenty of stuffed breadsticks. try, according to Campus Pollyeyes owner Bob Nicholson.

“It’s all I’ve ever gotten,” Harrison said. “This is where all “We send an enormous amount to Cleveland, Columbus the people come for the breadsticks.” [and] a lot of the graduates here that are still semi-inHarrison, a Toledo resident, has received both her Ohio,” Nicholson said. undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University, He said the service started six to seven years ago and and Campus Pollyeyes was a major part of her college increased in popularity during the last couple years. career.

When graduates from the University left town to find new “Every time I graduated, I came here to celebrate,” jobs, they still wanted the breadsticks. she said.

“We tried [the mailing service], and it actually picked up Harrison is not the only former student drawn back to pretty well,” Nicholson said. “Basically [it’s] just because the breadsticks from another city because many students See STICKS | Page 6 further away from Toledo order breadsticks.

This is because the restaurant delivers its stuffed bread-

The 2010-2011 school year has ended and most of the University students have gone home for the summer, which begins quiet summer around the town of Bowling Green— but not on Main Street. The bars around town are still open and thriving all summer long as well as trying to keep up business by offering many summer specials to draw in a crowd.

Senior Cyrus Sharif still finds the bars to be busy.

“Obviously there aren’t nearly as many students in BG this summer, but the bars are still packed at night on the weekends,” Sharif said.

“The drink specials are definitely something that make me want to go out, like on Wednesday I will just go out to have dollar [margaritas] at Becketts.”

Mackenzy McNeil is a bartender at Tubby’s Tavern and noticed the absence of students during the summer.

“We lost a lot of regulars, but we still have quite a few that stuck around. Sometimes it feels the same as the school year,” McNeil said. “I have worked there since May 2009 and this is definitely the busi-

est summer I have seen yet.”

Some bars still rely on summer drink specials to bring in business.

City Tap is a bar located on Main Street offering summer specials that are different each day of the week.

On Mondays it has $2 Miller Light bottles and $2.50 Mix and Match Monster Bombs, in which customers can choose any liquor and any flavor of Monster. City Tap also hosts Country Night on Wednesdays, which always draws in a big crowd, said Jess Mason, City Tap bartender.

“When the students leave, townies come out of the woodwork, which really helps with our business,” Mason said.

City Tap is trying to draw in a lunch crowd by opening Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., and on Monday from 3 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

“I think it is more the crappy weather and the combination of the students leaving that has made us dead during the day but from 10 p.m. on, it’s still happening,” said Mason.

Reverend’s Bar and Grill

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Churches keep doors open for students Staff works with students, citizens with activities and welcoming atmosphere

By Suzanna Anderson Copy Chief

the weekends for Mass ... . And for more in depth throughout the week it’s probably a smaller The need for spiritual sup- group of ten or so.” port does not end when In the summer there is a summer arrives. book study that started May Local churches support 24 at St. Thomas. students throughout the Rob Hohler, director of school year and most con- development at St. Thomas, tinue to do so in the summer. said students read books St. Thomas More University and communicate through Parish is one of them. email to discuss questions.

According to Kevin St. Thomas works with Stetter, the campus mis- St. Aloysius to have Mass sionary, the attendance at St. Thomas June 25 at during the school year 5 p.m., before walking to at Sunday services is St. Aloysius for a potluck. about 200, but not all Also, St. Thomas has a are University students. reunion picnic July 16 at 5 Throughout the week p.m. The picnic is for stuabout 50 to 60 are more dents who have attended active in programs.

St. Thomas and has been a “In the summer it’s definitely part of Veritas, one of the alotless,”Stettersaid.“Students Catholic student organizago home. I would guess it’s tions on campus. However, probably 50 to 60 that come on the picnic is open to all

who wish to participate.

First United Methodist Church also keeps its doors open to students.

Senior Jessica Weiss attends FUMC. She said about 25 students attend during the school year and some participate in the church’s voice choir and the bell choir. There is a Bible study during the summer for students at FUMC, run by the United Methodist Student Organization.

“We don’t have a lot of students on campus,” Karin Mowery said, a graduate student in the business college, about UMSO in the summer.

The date and time for the UMSO Bible study has not been set yet but will be updated on UMSO’s website.

UMSO will also have other

Get involved with church events Students can check out what local churches have to offer by participating in these events.

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June 25, 5 p.m.-Mass at St. Thomas, walk to St. Aloysius for potluck.

July 16, 5 p.m.-Reunion picnic at St. Thomas More University Parish To get involved with the book study at St. Thomas, contact Jasmine Herak at jherak@bgsu.edu.

To get involved with UMSO, check out www. bgsu.edu/studentlife/ organizations/umso.

events during the summer.

There are other churches in the area open to students

See CHURCH | Page 6 BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS

Community locals affect campus experience same vibe Chip Myles brought to it with the extra large servings of ice cream.

When I decided to move into the dorms my freshman year of college, a common Summer is now in full swing, topic of conversation would so I imagine most students be how neat each of these have re-adjusted to their rou- places were. It was especially tine back at home, away from fun being the go-to guy for Bowling Green. any new activity.

Not me. I have lived in this When the time came for town for 21 years, and I am me to think about my first used to almost everything it topic for In Focus, I had a bit has to offer. of a problem. First, I simply Whenever I got hungry, I wanted to do a section about would usually grab pizza cool things students could from Pisanello’s Pizza or do here during the summer breadsticks from Campus until I realized our summer Pollyeyes, and I would often editions spend many pages top it all off with an Oreo- doing just that. laced Blizzard from Myles Then I thought about Dairy Queen. many of my friends who One thing that I didn’t were leaving town for the pay much attention to while summer, and realized that growing up is how unique many of them would freeach of these places are; quent these places if they many of them are solely stuck around. located in the Bowling Green Growing up in Bowling area. Whenever I would visit Green has taught me the another town’s Dairy Queen, students provide more than they definitely lacked the extra traffic for the school BOBBY WADDLE IN FOCUS EDITOR

“Growing up in Bowling Green has taught me the students provide more than extra traffic for the school year.” year. They also provide an entire demographic of consumers, workers and congregation members, among many other roles.

A lot of this has to do with the proximity many of these places have with campus.

As a townie, I was still lucky enough to live in the dorms, and it was extremely easy to reach Dairy Queen, Subway and St. Aloysius Church.

In fact, Campus Pollyeyes got its name because of its proximity to the University, not because of any formal affiliation. As I would learn from doing my first article for In Focus, an affiliation was built between the restaurant and the students who frequented it.

It’s important for establishments around town to establish a rapport with

students and community members alike. In many ways, it’s like a crossroads of cultures, with students in their early twenties meeting up with families, where members range from small children to wiser elders.

But more important than age is experience. Our University has people from all over the country (as well as other countries) with different backgrounds and experiences, and these places are a great gateway for the community and students alike to expand on these.

I have been fortunate enough to call myself a member of both camps, and with a fair number of students staying in town for the summer, the meeting of minds continues on a smaller scale.

YUMMY: Myles Dairy Queen employee Justin Brit whips up a tasty blizzard Thursday afternoon.

Ice cream shops add local flavor to meals

By Courtney Keenan Reporter

The hot summer weather made it an easy decision for Josh Phillips, Mitch Blakkolb and Derek Kaser to go in search of a cold tasty treat.

All three opted to go to Myles Dairy Queen for the popular Blizzard that Blakkolb said “hits the spot on a nice beautiful day.”

Rosie Losoya, a Myles Dairy Queen employee for 11 years, said the Blizzard is definitely the most popular menu item.

She said one of the reasons for this is that Blizzards are double-sized.

“You get your money’s worth here,” Derek Kaser said. “Can’t beat a Blizzard.”

Myles Dairy Queen opened in the 1960s and is currently

owned by Chip Myles. This establishment is not the average DQ and is considered to be a branch of the company. Being a branch allows the business to choose what products it want to sell from what DQ offers.

Myles Dairy Queen is family owned and open year round. It makes many of its food items from scratch.

Losoya said the boss, Chip Myles, makes the shredded chicken fresh from scratch, and this makes it a popular food choice for customers.

TwomenuitemsthatLosoya said makes Myles’ unique from summer competitors are the Dilly Bar and the Ice Cream Cake Blizzard. She

See ICE CREAM | Page 6

FORUM

“There’s kind of this level of competitiveness there and it encourages you to go to class because you know that there’s going to be other people there that are looking for you.”

—Yoga instructor Jordan Snyder said about group exercise classes at the SRC [see story, pg. 1]

PEOPLE ON THE STREET “The track.”

Doomsday rumors showcase different lifestyles STEPHAN REED FORUM EDITOR

Well, the “rapture” is over and we’re all still here, but I couldn’t help but notice people preparing for the apocalypse.

I have noticed two types of lifestyles which come about during doomsday events: the people who prepare and the people who party.

I find it comical that these types of lifestyles surface because they are slightly opposite of each other.

I have heard stories about priests who have clergy members rushing to them, attempting to repent their sins before they die. I’m sure God will appreciate this last second attempt for redemption.

The religious fanatics are matched only by those who hoard all the resources they can get their hands on.

Supermarkets and department stores must love these conspiracy theorists.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the creator of half fallacies was a retail store owner just trying to create a middleof-the-year Black Friday.

If I were Obama, I would create a few more of these crackpot theories to help stimulate the economy.

But I digress, there’s no real way to prepare for the rapture. If the world is going to end, your 10-year supply of rations, water and Chef Boyardee cans are not going to help you.

There are also those who want their last day on earth to be one they cannot remember. I can’t help but to think of the movie “Evolution” when the protagonists seek to defeat the creatures who are taking over the world and people are waving signs which read: “The world is ending; I don’t want to die a virgin.”

Instead of stockpiling food

or weapons to fight off the rumored zombie attack, they stockpile alcohol for a good time before the world implodes. Drink yourself into oblivion and wake up in the morning with a headache which makes you wish the world was over, that sounds like a good plan of attack.

To the people who partied, I say have fun working off the hangover. To the people who prepared, I say have fun eating Ramen and canned food for years to come.

When you stop and think about the concept of the rapture, the date and time prediction of the end of the world, it’s kind of asinine.

The calendar is completely arbitrary. Who’s to say a real day isn’t actually when the moon goes through all of its phases? We could be counting our days wrong.

If the worldwide scare stimulates our economy or gives people a reason to party, then I am fine with it. I have problems when people start wearing tin foil hats and drinking special punch so they can hitch a ride on comet.

The fear of dying is not irrational; at least it is not in my opinion. What these Armageddon prophets do is play on the fear of the unknown of the common person and hope for it to catch on.

There have been so many end-of-the-world predictions in our lifetime that I am convinced doomsday prophets will keep predicting the end of the world until one of them is right. Prophets would kick themselves if the world would end and they didn’t get to predict it!

If anyone is looking for more conspiracies, we still have 2012 to look forward to and apparently on May 19, 2013 we’re supposed to “expect someone,” according to the writing on multiple bathroom stalls.

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People create their own hell on earth MATHEW DAVOLI COLUMNIST Sitting in Olscamp, I caught myself staring at a recasting of Rodin’s The Thinker.

I am aware that in the original composition he sits in contemplation of hell. As I gazed at it, I could not help but recall someone I knew who thought deeply about that subject as well.

I remember she was perched on a countertop in a pose similar to The Thinker; a noticeable difference between the two would be that the statue’s arms were not covered in self-inflicted wounds.

That friend of mine said a lot in her defense of attempted suicide, but what sticks out most in my memory was her declaration, “Hell is other people.”

As it turns out, it is a line from my favorite play, JeanPaul Sartre’s “No Exit.”

In it, three deceased persons are locked in a room.

Believing themselves to be in hell, they ponder where all the fires and torture instru-

ments are.

As the play continues, one of the characters determines there is no need for such extravagant means of torture.

The devil need not trouble himself with torturing him, the others in the room were more than capable.

With this knowledge he declared, as my friend had, that “Hell is other people,” and began to bang on the exit with his fist as she did with a razor.

This is a path taken by others I have known as well, if not with razors, then with pills or with the symbolic suicide of simply giving up on life.

I understand and can sympathize with their reasoning behind knocking on that door to oblivion.

I share their sentiment that people can make life unbearable.

People are capable of things that would make Kafka and Poe shudder.

I can recall in particular an incident I heard of in China where Japanese soldiers rounded up women with infants, made a game of throwing the babies into the air to see who could catch them at the end of their bayonets, and then hold down the

childless mothers to be raped again and again and again.

The women were then disemboweled.

To call such an act animalistic, as many would, is a gross act of mislabeling.

Animals kill and rape, yes.

But such acts are done for their own survival or the survival of their genes.

Humanity is different.

For us, cruelty has become an art and that art is often practiced for its own sake.

In fact, our sadistic cruelty for one another has been called our defining characteristic as a species by thinkers from Fyodor Dostoevsky to George Carlin.

And of course, we do not need to turn to history books and newspapers to witness the sadism of people, one need only to live to witness it through their own experiences and through the experiences of others we know.

I would say what my friend said is true: hell is other people.

Then, of course, lies the question she posed to me, “Why not commit suicide?”

To answer this I would like to refer back to Sartre’s play.

As the character banged at the door, the door opened.

He was presented with the chance to step out into oblivion, to exit.

He shut the door. He said, “No,” to the exit.

He did this in recognition that as much as other people may damn us to the worst throes of despair; it is only through them we may seek salvation.

I believe Sartre drew a lot from his own experience to write. As a Frenchman in Nazi occupied France, he has authority to comment on the hellish nature of other people.

But through his experience with the French Résistance, I believe he also has authority to comment on how other people can pose as saviors as well as devils.

If we are to hope for a better life and a better world, it lies to us to emulate those resisters and resist not only the demonic nature of others but our own innate cruelties as well through cultivating our better angles.

People may create hell on earth, but I believe they have the ability to construct a heaven here as well.

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College courses promote competition ADRIENNE SNYDER COLUMNIST

This past school year at the University has been one of the toughest for me. In addition to keeping up with my job, extracurricular activities and being social, I had the first truly competitive course of my life—organic chemistry.

Not only did I have to do my best in this class, I had to do better than my fellow classmates in order to get the grade that I wanted. Many classes that students take in college utilize a curve, or have a cutoff for the number of students that can be in a certain grade range.

Competing with other people in classes isn’t a new technique in higher education. It can be a challenge just to get into the college you want. Many standard-

ized tests use the percentile method, where the score refers to the percent of people who did not get a higher score than you. Getting a job can be even more strenuous and competitive.

In college-level courses, though, is it really necessary to utilize a system where students compete for better grades?

The fact is that competition can be rigorous on students.

When only a select number of students can get an “A” in a course, there’s bound to be ruthless antagonism between classmates. Being on the bottom rung of the ladder is discouraging, even depressing.

Cliques can form and animosity can even develop toward the top students. I’ve observed situations where people talk about the aptitude or inability of others, often adding unnecessary comments about another’s intelligence.

Study groups can become

exclusive to a select few people and in doing so, students may fail to work together to really understand material comprehensively. People can be left behind, with no one willing to work with them to catch up. Competition can truly be cutthroat, even corrosive to one’s mental state.

However, there really is such a thing as healthy competition. Having been in a competitive class has pushed me past the limits I thought I had academically. Having the knowledge that my classmates were working toward the same goal also motivated me to keep good study habits.

We also can’t forget that this same instinctive competition waits for us in the job market or in graduate school admissions. As adults, it is our responsibility to realize that competition is, unfortunately, a fact of life.

Furthermore, if competition in classes was not at least partially present, our

education would fail to have worth or value. GPA is a direct measurement of how proficient one can be in an educational setting, and not everyone can have a 4.0. If this happened, hard-working and talented individuals would be unable to become promoted or find good job positions, and our workforce could crumble as a result.

This year has absolutely been one of the most demanding endeavors I have ever had to take on. I’ve made some good friends from my more challenging classes and on the whole, I like to think that the competition I’ve encountered has driven me and others to become better students and people.

Although class competition can be difficult and tough, it may be one of the best defining aspects of a college student.

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Falcons stay alive BYRON MACK | THE BG NEWS

RENOVATE: The skate shop pictured above will undergo renovations this summer. When the renovations are complete, students will be able to rent brand-new skates.

Ice Arena closes for more renovations

By Ryan Satkowiak Sports Editor

Falcons win season finale to qualify for final spot in MAC Tournament

By Nick Marlow Reporter

The Falcons secured the eighth and final seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament Saturday after splitting games with the University of Buffalo.

The Falcons’ win shut the door on an ambitious Ohio University: After the Bobcats took two of three games against Miami, the Falcons needed one win or they would not be going to Chillicothe.

The Falcons clinched the birth in game two rolling the Bulls 11-3: 18 Falcons hits and an 11-strikeout performance from Charles Wooten, along with six Bulls errors, resulted in a landslide victory for the Falcons. “[Before] the second game the captains and

coaches brought everybody up and said ‘hey, we have to win this game or our season is over,”’ said team co-captain Clay Duncan.

Wooten had an answer for the plea.

Wooten, a senior, went out and earned the win fashionably. His 11 punch-outs (all swinging) were a career high.

“I basically pounded the outside corner, and they couldn’t really do much with it … I was able to get strikeouts (on high fastballs) which helped me in big situations,” Wooten said.

Wooten went 6 1/3 giv ing up t wo runs on si x hits.

The Bulls’ Cameron Copping was finding

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The next time members of the community walk into the BGSU Ice Arena, they will be greeted by several new structural changes to the building.

The ice arena will be closed until July 18 in order for the second phase of the first round of renovations to be completed. The renovations began last summer when new boilers and lights were added to the main sheet of ice, in addition to the four new locker rooms and the conversion of the curling ice to multi-purpose ice.

With this next phase of renovations, the ice arena staff expects to get a complete concession stand at the front of the lobby — which would be open during public skates in addition to hockey games — new skate rental, four new offices and a new merchandise retail space, according to ice arena director Jamie Baringer.

“It’s going to change the look and flow of the building from when you walk in to the entire customer experience while they’re in the building,” Baringer said.

Falcon hockey coach Chris Bergeron said that the new changes will give fans a good first impression when walking into the arena, whether it is for hockey games or for public skates.

“The skate shop and pro shop will have a brand new, modern look to it,”

Bergeron said. “It’ll be a little more open to the public, to people renting skates, so I think that will be a very good first point of reference [to people entering the arena].”

In addition to the physical changes to the building, the staff expects to get new rental skates to replace the current skates.

“They’ll help out a lot because the ones we have right now are really old and a lot of people complained about them,” said Donald Bonesteel, a junior sport management major who is employed at the ice arena.

When the arena reopens in July, people can look forward to public skates, learn-to-skate lessons and figure skating and hockey camps.

Additionally there will be two hockey leagues played: a 35-and-up senior league and a 16-and-up open league, according to Baringer.

Since the ice arena has not had a full schedule of events the last two summers, the staff is looking forward to providing events for the public this summer.

“Obviously we were closed last summer for construction, and the summer before that we were kind of touch-and-go with programming and whether we would be open or not,” said Laura Dunn, assistant director of the ice arena.

“So we’re looking forward to the first big summer that we’ve had [the last two years].”

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STICKS From Page 3 people want it so much.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re addicted to it, so actua l ly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped out tremendously.â&#x20AC;?

According to Nicholson, the breadsticks are cooked, frozen for 24 hours and wrapped in foil. The dressings are also frozen and packaged separately before the trip to the post office, where the contents of the package need to be shown to the postal worker before they can be sealed and shipped in a guaranteed overnight trip.

Nicholson acknowledges the lack of control the restaurant has once the breadsticks are shipped, and he has had packages arrive to their destinations smashed, leaving the restaurant to refund the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here, when I deliver and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going from A to B a mile

or two down the road, I have control over that,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took us a while to perfect our shipping, but granted, if somebody steps on the box or throws it across the room, [there is] nothing I can do about it â&#x20AC;Ś thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only downfall of mailing them.â&#x20AC;?

While mailing the breadsticks can be a bit of a hassle (Nicholson said the service is not really advertised), the restaurant continues the service because it is what the customers want and it helps establish a good bond with them.

He speculates the reason so many people want the mailed breadsticks is because many students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discover the restaurant until late into their college career, citing someone who researched the restaurant years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the meal plans; they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to come off campus,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a junior

and senior, you know about us and then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gone.â&#x20AC;?

Because of this, much of the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advertising is focused on dorms such as McDonald to get the underclassmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention.

Nicholson attributes roughly 55 percent of business to University students, establishing a good rapport with in-store patrons and delivery customers alike, with frequent orders from the Enclave and Copper Beech.

Roughly half of the staff is students as well, and Nicholson attributes boosts in business and employees to students bringing their friends and introducing them to the restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Word of mouth is, I think, the biggest part of advertising,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you get good customer service and take care of your customers, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come back.â&#x20AC;?

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cuts its hours for June and July because of the staff and business decrease.

Come August, applications for jobs increase.

With roughly half its business out of town during the summer, Campus Pollyeyes engages in advertising around the various summer camps, including swim meets and soccer tournaments hosted on the campus.

It is also helpful when graduates like Harrison bring in coworkers to try out the food.

Harrison considers the restaurant to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremelyâ&#x20AC;? valuable to the campus experience and the students to be just as valuable to contributing to the atmosphere of the business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of late nights here,â&#x20AC;? she said.

BARS From Page 3 located on Wooster offers â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heavenly Foodâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devilish Drinks,â&#x20AC;? which brothers Garrett and Griffin Jones take a lot of pride in.

Although Reverendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s does have a fully stocked bar that offers drink specials, a lot of its business comes from the food.

Reverendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has weekend dinner feature items like Grandma Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rhubarb Pie with balsamic syrup and French vanilla ice cream.

Reverendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also offers daily food specials like a $5.95 Southern Fried Chicken Dinner that includes six southern fried chicken wings and mashed potatoes and gravy on Tuesdays from 3 to 10 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of other people in BG than just the students,â&#x20AC;? said Garrett Jones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We draw a large crowd from the town of Bowling Green and the surrounding areas like Findlay and Perrysburg.â&#x20AC;?

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ICE CREAM From Page 3 said the employees make the Dilly Bars themselves, which consist of dipped ice cream on a stick. The Ice Cream Cake Blizzard uses cake that has been made in the bakery next door and Mylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; employees hand-cut the pieces to add to the Blizzard.

Myles isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ice cream shop competing for customers on hot summer days. The Ice Cream Machine is a seasonal ice cream shop located about two miles away. Judy Keiser opened the place five years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love my business, and I love serving ice cream,â&#x20AC;?

Keiser said. She said she has been an ice cream lover since she was a child who ser ved ice cream in a cafeteria.

Keiser said the most popu-

lar ice cream menu items are the turtle and buckeye sundaes, and she also sells many Coney dogs. Her most unique ice cream choices are the banana cream pie and coconut cream pie specialty flurries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We each have our own unique flavor,â&#x20AC;? Keiser said about the competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think your customers find that out and go to the one they like the best.â&#x20AC;?

Both ice cream places have loyal employees who tend to stick around. Myles employs about 13 people who are 18 years old and over and many, like Losoya, have been employed there for close-ifnot-over-a decade.

Keiser currently has 15 employees at the Ice Cream Machine who are mostly high school and college students.

She said she only has to hire about three new employees each year because the others stay until they leave for school or careers.

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a woman sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never met before and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen since.

At the point in the service where neighbors hold hands in the summer. as they pray, the woman took Katelyn Weiss, senior at the Katelynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, and Katelyn University and Jessica Weissâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; said she felt welcomed. cousin, started attending St. St. Aloysius has a welcomAloysius last semester. ing atmosphere that Katelyn â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of a family church, said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never found anywhich I like,â&#x20AC;? she said. where else.

Katelyn and her father â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I went to St. Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s I visited local churches while was immediately a part of visiting the University for that family,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reg. Katelyn said that the Most students may be pastor at St. Aloysius said home for the summer, but he really appreciates the Katelyn has found in St. children. What caught her Aloysius what she said attention was when he said was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a good home away people should never get from home.â&#x20AC;? annoyed by the children Veritas, Faith Temple and crying in church. They are Brookside Evangelical Free the future of the church.

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There is no getting around itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lady Gaga is tremendously talented. The diva stole the show on Saturday Night Live this weekend; her raw talent astonished 30 Rockefeller Plaza with performances of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge of Glory,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Judasâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Way.â&#x20AC;? The starlet even utilized her acting chops in various skits with host Justin Timberlake. Unlike most guest stars, Gaga appeared comfortable and poised.

Bottom line: Gaga is a multi-skilled entertainer.

One of her greatest fortes has always been her writing. On her debut album â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fameâ&#x20AC;? and its revamp â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fame Monster,â&#x20AC;? Gaga sported a writing credit on every track. Her discography was both compelling and beautifully crafted.

Songs like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beautiful Dirty Richâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monsterâ&#x20AC;? showcase Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creativity and originality. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monster,â&#x20AC;? Gaga sang, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We French kissed on a subway train. / He tore my clothes right off. / He ate my heart and then he ate my brain.â&#x20AC;?

These lyrics are crazy and innovative. We hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard anything like it before.

But this is where â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Wayâ&#x20AC;? misses the markâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the originality? Ever since â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s fans called out similarities between Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Wayâ&#x20AC;? track and Madonnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Express Yourselfâ&#x20AC;? track, critics have noted Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staleness.

Preoccupied with politics and LGBT advocacy, the queen monster has lost touch with the fundamentals of what made her music great. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marry the Nightâ&#x20AC;? is the first track on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Way,â&#x20AC;? and the lyrics are musty and trite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna marry the night. / I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up on my life. / Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a warrior queen. / Live passionately. / Tonight.â&#x20AC;?

Really, Gaga? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard this before.

Other tracks like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americanoâ&#x20AC;? are overtly political. Though her gay rights stance is admirable, Gaga should remember to loosen up and have some fun. Music is about escapism.

Her fans donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to sing about gay advocacy 24/7.

And where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not political, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Wayâ&#x20AC;? is often boring. Yes, her gorgeous range is firmly established in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge of Glory,â&#x20AC;? but an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s saxophone instrumental break seems like a good idea yet winds up bland.

Despite these drawbacks, in terms of mainstream music, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born This Wayâ&#x20AC;? is an enjoyably unique piece of music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fashion of His Loveâ&#x20AC;? is a solid mix of old-fashioned pop and that fierce fun Gaga attitude.

In her HBO concert special, Gaga tells viewers she has been awake for 72 hours working on her new album.

Maybe Gaga needs to go to her monster-pad and get some sleep before she gets to work on her third album.

Like her work ethic, her tracks are almost too intense.

Some light and fun songs like Gagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just Danceâ&#x20AC;? would serve her well.

Still, Gaga is a fascinatingly talented performer. As she continues to find her voice and balance her politics and music, she will undoubtedly overcome this sophomore slump.

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WHAT MATT LIASSE THINKS: With the myriad of singing, dancing and talent competitions televised, it is easy to brush off NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voice.â&#x20AC;?

But anyone who says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little sister to â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Idolâ&#x20AC;? is sadly mistaken. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of the rebellious cousin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voiceâ&#x20AC;? finds big-name musicians (Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Sleldon and Adam Levine of Maroon 5) fighting against each other, assembling teams of no-name singers to find the next big star â&#x20AC;Ś or the next person deserving 15 minutes of fame.

The point of the show is to find talent. The heart of the show comes from breaking down stereotypes. For the first two weeks, contestants had to audition with the celebrities (named above) turned away from them. No one can see what they look like; they can only hear the voice. The professionals are there to help, instead of to judge, which makes it a kinder show to watch.

The show comes with twists.

The judges, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;mentors,â&#x20AC;? assemble a team of eight during what is called â&#x20AC;&#x153;blind auditions,â&#x20AC;? then move onto the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Battle Rounds,â&#x20AC;? where two members from the same team take the stage at the same time, singing the same song.

The best thing of the show is by far the talent.

Rebecca Loebeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very original version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come As You Areâ&#x20AC;? was enticing, Javier Colonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acoustic rendition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time After Timeâ&#x20AC;? was precious and Tje Austin may have sung â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just The Way You Areâ&#x20AC;? better than Bruno Mars.

After the battle rounds, the show is then moved to a live show, where it will dwindle down to a final winner. Already in the running is Frenchie Davis (who appeared on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idol,â&#x20AC;? actually) and Vicci Martinez, who won the hearts of the audience by singing Adeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rolling In The Deep.â&#x20AC;?

Will it outlive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idol?â&#x20AC;? No way. Will it last for another season? Probably not. But is it worth checking out?

Most definitely. Unlike â&#x20AC;&#x153;Idol,â&#x20AC;? a drawn out, sometimes two-hour affair, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Voiceâ&#x20AC;? is short, sweet and stays interesting.

The only drawback is the host, Carson Daly. This is not the year 1999, and this is not â&#x20AC;&#x153;TRL,â&#x20AC;? therefore, there is no need for Daly.

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WHAT ZACH GASE THINKS: Up until their much-talked about performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, I had never heard of Tyler, the Creator and Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. Their performance, backed by The Roots (Fallonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house band) was unlike anything I had seen before â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two ski masked teenagers (Tyler and OF member, Hodgy Beats) running around stage screaming â&#x20AC;&#x153;wolf gang.â&#x20AC;?

By the end of the performance, and after Tyler had jumped on Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back while he was concluding the show, I already had Wikipedia open.

Odd Future is a group of skateboarders, rappers, DJs, producers and friends from Los Angeles. All of the members of the group are younger than the age of 24, and they have garnered comparisons to early Wu Tang Clan with their minimalistic production and grotesque lyricism.

The group has released well over a dozen albums and mixtapes for free on their Tumblr page, but Tyler, the Creatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goblinâ&#x20AC;? is the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first official retail release.

Any questions whether or not Tyler would tune down the rape, murder, misogyny, homophobia and grotesque subject matter for his worldwide debut is quickly answered on the 6-plus minute title-track intro.

On this intro, he addresses many of his naysayers, his rise to fame and whether or not he can top his last album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bastardâ&#x20AC;? which helped spark his groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hype.

Lead single, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yonkersâ&#x20AC;? is not only his most popular song to date, but also can serve as a mission statement for Tyler and his crew.

Over sparse synth and hard drums, Tyler throws darts at pop darlings B.o.B, Bruno Mars and others, while constantly contradicting himself: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a f****** walking paradox, no Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not.â&#x20AC;?

Like his previous album, Tyler pulls together the songs by using brief skits of him talking with his therapist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? subject matter is extremely dark (but any labeling of horrorcore would be angrily dismissed from the 20-year-old emcee), which is comparable to early Eminem works.

Tyler cites Eminem as a huge influence on his work as a rapper, and it is extremely evident in his flow on many songs.

Tyler also pulls a lot of influence from the Neptunes, with his stripped down production and phenomenal synth work and hard-hitting drums.

For the most part, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goblinâ&#x20AC;? is a pretty excellent listen as

Quite frankly Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not all that much a fan of live music. Waiting in line annoys me. Crowds of people make me anxious, especially if most of them are intoxicated. I despise chit chat (making it or listening to it) during performances.

But what raises my hackles the most is concert food. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always the same thing: Styrofoam-like nachos with cheese, so thick and greasy it could be the Blobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s embryo; sweaty hot dogs in lifeless buns; stale popcorn; and, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lucky, ice cream sandwiches that taste like paper.

In other words, I avoid arena food like the plague. Or I break venue rules and bring in my own food.

May 4, my husband and I went to Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fox Theater. Neil Young, one of my all-time favorite musicians, was the headliner.

Knowing full well that glutenfree options and healthy choices wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be on Fox Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s snack menu, I packed a fantastic

dinner for twoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and fit it all into a large purse. At checkpoints all security really look for are cameras and weapons. My insulated lunch bags got through without detection.

Once comfortably seated outside attendant observation, I unsheathed our fare: boneless skinless chicken tenders grilled in a fresh lemon juice and olive oil marinade, then chilled overnight; an assortment of veggies (grape tomatoes, sliced cucumber, blanched purple cauliflower, carrot sticks and steamed asparagus) with a homemade green goddess dip; slices of extra-sharp cheddar cheese with Nut Thin crackers; and puppy chow from Revolver Restaurant.

Before the opening act took the stage, we snacked while enjoying the regal beauty of the Fox Theater. I figured if a guard wanted to bust our chops for sneaking in food, I would mention our food allergies and draw attention to the number of cameras which somehow made it through security. But not a soul noticed our contraband dinner.

Neil Young was fantastic. It was almost as if each instrument he played was a part of his body. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk between songs; he came alive during each song. Totally rad.

But being as food obsessed as I am, dinner was my favorite part of the show.

DID YOU KNOW? Oprah Winfrey was the first woman to ever own and produce her own talk show. The finale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Oprah Winfrey Showâ&#x20AC;? will air today after 25 years.

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Falcons righty Cody Apthorpe escaped a jam in the third, getting Buffalo’s Daniel Scahill to flyout with two outs and the bases full.

The third was proceeded by 8 1/2 innings of scoreless ball highlighted by productive pitching from each starter and their relief.

Apthorpe went 5 1/3 allowing two runs on eight hits while recording seven strikeouts.

He was pulled in the sixth after walking Buffalo’s Jason Kanzler, leaving a mess for reliever Ross Gerdeman with one out and runners on first and third. Gerdeman cleaned it up by fanning the next two Bulls.

Gerdeman went four innings giving up no runs on three hits and striking out four. Gerdeman has not surrendered a run in his last 9 1/3 innings of relief.

Nick Bruns replaced Gerdeman in the 10th and struck out three Bulls before serving the homerun ball to

Bryce in the 12th.

Both teams had chances to end the game in regulation leaving a combined 14 runners on base in the 8 1/2 scoreless innings.

Falcons’ Andrew Kubuski, Jon Berti and Clay Duncan each had multiple hits going a combined 7-for-14 at the plate.

The Falcons are set to play Kent State Wednesday at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe.

The Falcons struggled against Kent last weekend, but Berti feels the team can do it: “They have the best [MAC] pitching staff and we scored 10 runs against them the first game,” said the shortstop. “We’ve done it once before, so we can do it again.

That’s our mindset.”

Matt Malewitz will start for the Falcons. He has been effective in his last three starts giving up five runs in 16 innings while collecting two wins (Wright State, OSU) and a no decision.

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