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Thursday, October 15, 2015 | Volume 95, Issue 17

FALCONS GOT TALENT

Student run talent show debuets local performances. PAGE 2

Mens head coach Eric Nichols talks about going from playing to coaching

Columnist says always fact checking is important PAGE 4

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OCTOBER 15, 2015 | PAGE 2

Talent show features homecoming spirit

By Holly Shively City Editor With Homecoming right around the corner, University celebrations are in full swing.

University students displayed their flipping, roping, singing and dancing skills at BG’s Got Talent last night.

One of these celebrations, BG’s Got Talent, occurs every year. This year’s event was emceed by Rosco (NoE), a University graduate from last December.

As a Homecoming festivity, President Mazey made a guest appearance, bringing along football players Scotty Miller and

BLOTTER THURS., OCT. 8

9:53 A.M. Complainant reported his unlocked vehicle was entered overnight and a wallet, $110 in cash and $20 in change were stolen within the 300 block of N. Grove Street.

10:48 A.M. Andre L. Mack, 23, of Bowling Green was arrested for theft/shoplifting within the 100 block of W. Gypsy Lane Road. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

4:49 P.M. Danny R. Ross Jr., 30, of Bowling Green was cited for failure to confine dogs near the corner of Lafayette Boulevard and W. Poe Road.

FRI., OCT. 9

1:10 A.M. Jessica N. Sparks, 19, of Genoa, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence within the 100 block of N. Main Street.

Nico Lautanen, members of the Falcon Marching Band and Falcon Fanatics to encourage students to attend the Homecoming game Saturday.

“We need each and every one of you to come to the game Saturday and bring ten of your friends,” Mazey said.

SIC SIC also attended the show.

The winning performance of the night, judged by a panel of representatives from Undergraduate Student Government, Panhellenic council and Black Student Union, along with former Frieda and Freddy Falcons, was that of the Bowling Green High

Flyers, a group that uses acrobat and tumbling skills to entertain.

To begin their performance, the BG High Flyers began by doing various flips and acrobatic techniques, such as walking on their hands and cartwheels. To increase the difficulty, the group jumped over one member and proceeded to make a human bunk bed.

The group then stacked members in various ways to make the height more difficult for members to jump and flip over.

The High Flyers went on to incorporate a trampoline into the act. With the ability to jump higher, the High Flyers stacked their

members higher.

Not only did they stack members tall, they lined them up horizontally. The group brought up several volunteers from the audience, forming a line longer and longer as the performance went on.

After they sent audience members back to their seats, the High Flyers brought out a long jump rope. While members jumped in and out of the ropes reach, they continued doing the various flips they are known across Campus for. To end the performance,

8:49 A.M. Complainant reported that someone entered an unlocked storage area and stole a copper kettle bell within the 200 block of N. Main Street. The kettle bell is valued at $100.

4:09 A.M. Kevin E. Christianson, 22, of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested for disorderly conduct with persistence within the 900 block of W. Wooster Street. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

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12:16 A.M. Israel Jeanlouis, 20, of Toledo was cited for open container of alcohol and underage consumption of alcohol within the 100 block of E. Court Street.

WED., OCT. 14

2:19 A.M. Karissa S. Clark, 20, of Perrysburg was arrested for disorderly conduct/fighting and underage under the influence of alcohol within the 200 block of N. Main Street. She was

2:21 A.M. Tanner T. Harding, 18, of Caldwell, Ohio, was cited for disorderly conduct/public urination and underage under the influence in Lot 1.

7:27 P.M. Complainant reported that sometime in the last two weeks a farmer boy statue was taken from within the 900 block of N. Main Street. The statue is valued at $150.

SAT., OCT. 10

12:06 A.M. Shawn L. Sheldrick, 38, of Bowling Green was arrested for telephone harassment and violation of protection order within the 400 block of S. Church Street. He was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.

2:08 A.M. Jacob J. Riley, 20, of Holland, Ohio, was cited for underage under the influence within the 100 block of N. Main Street.

12:06 A.M. Alison R. Heggie, 23, of Toledo and Matthew D. Smith, 21, of Maumee, Ohio, were civilly cited for open container in Lot 3.

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8:13 P.M. Emily K. Ray, 18, of Newport, Michigan, was criminally warned for criminal trespass in Carter Park.

5:05 P.M. Kelli N. High, 22, of North Baltimore, Ohio, was cited for two counts of theft/shoplifting within the 100 block of W. Gypsy Lane Road.

2:15 A.M. Trevor. J. Gilmore, 25, of Bowling Green was criminally warned for disorderly conduct within the 200 block of N. Prospect Street.

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Rosco (NoE) MC’s the BG’s Got Talent Show to kick off homecoming spirit week.

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one group member jumped into the swing of the long rope while individually jumping in a smaller rope, sending the crowd into cheers.

In addition to the High Flyers, there were eight other performances.

One of these performances included Ten40, an all-male acappella group on Campus. Ten40 performed three songs, one which named an audience member as their sweetheart. The group won the crowd vote for best act.

Another Campus acappella group that was founded five years ago called Not Yet Perfect performed Shut Up and Dance by Walk to Moon and Cheerleader by OMI. Other acts included Amy Reeves (singing and ukulele), Ryder Gently and Preston Cider (lip synching a Pitch Perfect compilation), Ben Phillips (jump roping), Sara Gardner (singing and guitar) and Joseph Tansey (singing).

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PEOPLEON THESTREET What is your favorite thing about Homecoming?

“Having my mom march in the Alumni Band.”

RACHEL SCARMACK Junior, Middle Childhood Education

POLITICO HEGEMONY COMIC BY ZACH FERGUSON

Sharing opinions grows them H o n e s t l y, I d i s l i k e w r i t i n g a b o u t my opinions.

It’s ironic that I am in charge of this section of this paper, though I by no means intend to discredit my qualifications for my job here.

What I mean, though, is that opinions can be deceptive. Everyone has them, there is no doubt about that. Even people who claim to have no opinion in a certain topic can still be considered to be of the opinion that theirs is not yet fully developed.

So, for me that is what I dislike about writing about my opinions, sticking specifically to the realm of politics, pop culture and the like.

As a philosophy student, I find myself constantly attempting to carefully make myself aware of all the perspectives that would be required for the most wellrounded understanding of a topic.

But this is daunting, if not impossible; yet it is something we endeavor nonetheless.

So, my call to action in this column is this:

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Tabitha Holowka Forum Editor consider that your colleagues endeavor to this end as well. When opinions are being volleyed amongst friends, ever yone’s ideas are the result of what they know up until that point, yourself included.

Remain open to other’s perspectives.

Their conclusions can sometimes be objectively wrong, but the places that they come from are usually founded in their real life experiences and understandings.

I am constantly testing myself.

Do you know how many people are in the world? You probably do. Do you understand how many that is? Actually, you definitely do not. Scientifically, humans are rather incapable of understanding numbers larger than some thousands and tens of

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thousands, if even that high.

With this in mind, given that we can barely contemplate the sheer volume of humans, it would seem to follow that we are less likely to understand the depth of the individual experiences of each and every one of those people living and thinking today.

In philosophy, a hotly contested topic are various areas of relativism. Moral relativism, basically is that what is right in one culture or setting could be wrong in another, and vice versa. This notion does not bode well for many. While I am not here to give my pitch for or against these ideas absolutely, there is regardless a little truth to be gleamed.

You may very well condemn people for their opinions, and others may agree with you in your vindications, but you may never truly know all you need to know to fall back infallibly on these views.

ANNA DEGALAN Junior, Arts in Music

“I was in marching band in high school so I haven’t seen a parade since I was really little.”

TRISTAN KING Freshman, International Studies

“Seeing all the old alumni come back and playing in the band.”

DAVID GIESLER Senior, Music Education

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ANNIE FURIA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

JENNIFER VERZUH, PULSE EDITOR MICHAEL GRAGG, DESIGN EDITOR

MICHELE MATHIS, MANAGING EDITOR

TABITHA HOLOWKA, FORUM EDITOR

HANNAH BENSON, CAMPUS EDITOR

KRISTEN TOMINS, SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

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FORUM

OCTOBER 15, 2015 | PAGE 5

Self-awareness helps check and protect

In my last column, I reminded you of the responsibility you ultimately have in defending and protecting your own rights.

I also advised you to gain and remember the knowledge of what those rights are and never forget them. It seems only fair now that I give you a tool to help you defend and protect those rights.

No, I’m not handing out guns off campus.

Instead, I’m going to talk about the one key aspect of every human being that both challenges and strengthens every person who utilizes it. That is, their human intelligence or sentience. Their innate ability to understand themselves and their place in or effect on the universe.

Human intelligence is both a blessing and curse. It’s a curse, because knowledge of one’s own self leads immediately to a vague notion of knowledge of others.

That is to say, once a person understands their own wants, needs, strengths and weakness. They can understand the same things in others.

This easily leads to deception and taking advantage over others. Such a thing can be a nifty tool. Every business interaction you’ve ever had has been in some way either you taking advantage of someone else, or someone else taking advantage of you. Or both. In mild situations, there is often little harm done, and in most circumstances these interactions can lead to mutually beneficial transactions.

Continued from Page 4 And ultimately, this is also an opinion.

So here is my real call to action: write for us! Here at the BG news we really love our columnists and the audacity they have to come forth and put their opinions out there. I think that many of us appreciate the

Bryan Eberly Columnist For a direct example, think of the latest film you enjoyed. You paid a company to sit there and lie to you for a few hours. In essence, you took advantage of a group of people by demanding they entertain you. And they took advantage of you by giving you a packaged product that played on your emotions in such a way that you were entertained. They have money. You enjoyed the film. No harm done.

But there are plenty of occasions when taking advantage is a horrible thing.

Think of every politician who has ever pushed for a “just” war, especially after September 11th. Not to get too far into the political weeds, but there has been very little trouble for political leaders to gain support for military efforts once the nation’s population was shaken by the terrorist events of 9/11. Fear, hatred and anger were all played upon in order for war fighters to get their wars.

A nd now, a decade a nd a ha lf later, t he nation is acutely feeling t he ef fects of t hese wa rs and milita r y operations.

T he economy is d rag g i ng. Foreig n

karma involved when we are enlightened by contrasting opinions that deal with topics with which we are interested, or in turn become more resolved in our conclusions.

Its a beautiful thing, and it’s endless fun.

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policy is crippled. The milita r y itself is t hinly ma nned a nd heav ily fatig ued.

A nd t he Nat iona l Sec u r it y Agenc y has been discovered to be spy ing on A merica n citizens.

These are amongst many other hefty issues that are the fruit of taking advantage of people’s wants, needs, strengths and weakness and emotions.

However, that same cursed intelligence has a wonderful blessing and defense that comes with it. You can know when you are being tricked. It’s not a catchall process, as it leads to further necessary actions; and it requires constant practice, sharpening and honing and demanding the exercise of one’s intelligence to pull it off.

Simply: question everything. Or, if that knocks you upside the head too hard with conspiracy theorist mumbo-jumbo, trust but verify. Basically, don’t take anything at face value. If someone hands you a wad of bills and tells you it’s $20, count it. Make sure it’s indeed $20 and not someone trying to trick you. That’s the simplest example I can think of, and once you can grasp the concept behind that, you can carry it on into everything.

Is someone stating their pills will lead to a miracle cure? Learn the science behind it. Make sure it’s real. Is someone claiming Planned Parenthood is harvesting fetuses and selling them? Find out for yourself.

They aren’t a secret organization, and there

is plenty of information available at the source. Is someone claiming that because you enjoy drinking on a Saturday night that you are going to burn for all eternity after you die? Ask that person for proof.

Ultimately, that is the point behind questioning everything or trusting but verifying. Demand proof. Carl Sagan has a famous line that states: “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.” He’s right. The bigger the claim, and frankly the more at stake going along with the claim, the more validation is needed.

It is dangerous to go through life accepting everything you see, hear or even experience as what you initially understand it to be.

There is no easier way to be tricked. A wad of bills can feel like $20 and only contain $15. If you accept that it’s $20 just because someone says it is, then you run the risk of accepting $15 instead.

Of course, this is subjective matter. There are plenty of people who believe faith and trust are equally as valid as verification and proof. I’m interested in arguing that, and welcome a counterargument. But for now, I leave you with this important tool in defending and protecting your rights.

When you think someone is trying to take them away, question them.

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PULSE

OCTOBER 15, 2015 | PAGE 6

Retired local community art teacher relocates downtown studio

Becky Laab given a chance to achieve a lifelong dream with a new space Jennifer Verzuh Pulse Editor Becky Laabs’ retirement didn’t last long, less than a month in fact.

After spending 35 years as a junior high and high school art teacher in Bowling Green, upon retiring in 2008 Laabs opened her very own store that same month.

Becky Laabs, owner and director of the local art studio art-a-site! (which formerly operated as a gallery as well) in downtown Bowling Green, said having her own art store was something that had been on her bucket list “before I even knew what a bucket list was.”

“When I was little girl I didn’t play with dolls, I played store,” she said.

Art-a-site! moved locations in July and had a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate last week. The mayor, chamber of commerce employees and members of the community were all present.

Mayor Richard Edwards, whose own

children were former students of Laabs, congratulated her on the new location and her contributions to the community.

“Becky, you never cease to amaze me,” he said. “You’re always teaching us, always helping us, always challenging our creative senses.”

He noted t his was t he t went y-f if t h ribbon cutting he’d ta ken pa rt in t his yea r, and she had a “hell of a nice new place here.”

“Your mom and dad would be super, super proud,” Edwards said. “You’re leaving a great tradition here.”

Art-a-site! offers art classes, workshops and lessons for children and adults as well as the more popular painting parties, which are “a step by step painting process, the art leader goes step by step to guide [everyone] through to a finished painting that they can take home that evening and display,” Laabs said.

She emphasizes the parties, which are available in all mediums, require no experience. Actually, she loves it when people without much expertise in art come in.

“It’s so rewarding to hear adults who have doubts about their own art abilities walk out saying, ‘I didn’t know I could do

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Mayor Richard Edwards cuts the ribbon at art-a-site!’s new location at 139 W. Wooster St on Oct. 8.

that,’” Laabs said.

According to her, painting parties have really taken off nationwide in the past few years, which she credits to the renewed interests in do-it-yourself.

“We discovered that rather than buying someone else’s artwork people are more excited about doing their own.”

Laabs, a BGSU graduate herself, said she is eager to get the University more involved in her business.

“The University... attracts so many excellent artists,” she said. “I would love to have us feed off each other a little. We could have students teaching a class.”

She also said she would be interested in working with art management students and taking on an intern to help with social media.

Jessica Gibson, who works with Laabs at art-a-site!, and was also a former student of hers, said she hopes to see more students take advantage of the studio as well, whether it be sororities planning a sisterhood or a sports team.

“I think it’s a really important collaboration for downtown Bowling Green to include the University and vice versa because we’re in a community and so we’re definitely hop-

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Laabs, a native of Bowling Green, said the town has always been “very special” to her and supportive.

“I’ve always felt that it was a town with a lot of gifted artists and an interest in supporting artists.”

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Participants take part in a painting party, called Sip, Snack and Socialize for adults, at art-a-site!

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OCTOBER 15, 2015 | PAGE 7

Collaboration EP leaves much to be desired Cole Highhouse Pulse Reporter Not all collaborations work. While there is an undeniably large amount of chemistry between the three of them, Big Grams ultimately created a flat, unimpressive 26-minute EP. Atlanta native Big Boi, best known for his work with André 3000 in the hip-hop duo Outkast, is a renowned figure in the music world. Along with Outkast, Big Boi has two critically acclaimed solo albums to his name.

Phantogram, is an electronica duo from Greenwich, New York formed by Josh Carter (vocals, guitar) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards) in 2007. Since then they have released two full-length studio albums and several EPs.

With appearances from producers 9th Wonder and Skrillex and a feature from Run The Jewels, the project seemed as if it was set for success.

After the release of singles “Lights On,” “Fell In The Sun” and “Goldmine Junkie” Big Grams didn’t leave much to be anticipated. While Big Boi does lay out some impressive scattered verses on these tracks, much of his lines tend to lack any depth.

The instrumentals that Phantogram creates often feel forced when paired with the Atlanta rapper. For example in a disappointing opening track for the EP titled “Run For Your Life,” the electronic beat feels awkward and choppy as Big Boi jumps all over the place providing graceless lyrics.

During “Put It On Her,” with the instrumental done by 9th Wonder, Big Boi’s verses sound the most natural they have

yet on the EP. Barthel’s vocals are impressive up until this point and on the following track, “Goldmine Junkie”,they seem to fall flat and begin to feel uninspired.

The highest point in this album occurs when Run The Jewels makes their appearance on “Born To Shine.” Killer Mike and El-P have encountered huge success lately with their Run The Jewels project and that is clearly shown here by their ability to overshadow Big Boi and really take control of the song.

The EP ends with the highly anticipated yet surprisingly lackluster Skrillex feature on “Drum Machine.”

It’s hard to say what was really expected from such a strange collaboration to begin with. While it’s not terrible by any means, the EP leaves a lot to be desired. However, it’s likely Big Grams will be making mul-

tiple festival appearances this coming summer.

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Trio Big Grams, which consists of rapper Big Boi and electronic duo Phantogram, released this EP on Sep. 25 to mixed reviews.

Hiker’s debut memoir comparable to “Wild” Hannah Finnerty Pulse Reporter

When I first picked up “Girl in the Woods,” the summary on the back of the dust cover immediately put me off.

Aspen Matis’ story, published earlier this year, seemed strangely reminiscent of “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” Cheryl Strayed’s memoir (which was adapted into a film last year). It was my belief that no one could tell their story of the Pacific Crest Trail as comprehensively and meaningfully as Strayed had.

Strayed and Matis each struggled through traumatic experiences as young adults and both looked to alter the direction that their lives were headed. Both women abandoned the comfort of a bed and the convenience of fresh water for a dehydrating, blister-inducing, but life changing, hike from Mexico to Canada known as the Pacific Crest Trail.

I was skeptic of Matis. What I questioned was not the validity of her past experiences or her crusade to find herself on the trail

among the chaos, but rather her ability to tell her story in an effective way.

The further I delved into “Girl in the Woods,” I realized their memoirs are both about changing their lives within 2,650 miles. They are similar in that aspect.

However, the experiences they had before the trail could not be more different.

Strayed’s mother was her happiness and link to reality. After her mom passed from cancer, heroin became the only consistent place of comfort for her. While waiting in line to buy a snow shovel at REI, Strayed picked up a copy of the PCT guidebook. She knew she had to make a drastic change in order to instill purpose in her life again, and the PCT would be that change.

On her second night at Colorado College her freshman year, Aspen Matis, was raped by a classmate in her dorm room. Alone with parents and a school board that refused to acknowledge the sexual assault, Matis floundered her way through the first year of college with no sense of attachment to anything besides the fact that she had been raped. Colorado had been a place Matis

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loved, but the Pacific Crest Trail is what could fix her. She dropped out just weeks before spring term ended and set her sights on completing the PCT. At the end of it all, I was surprised to see how different Matis and Strayed were, not only in their tales of the trail, but also what they learned from those experiences.

Strayed became comfortable with the idea of her mother’s death and was able to move on. Matis found herself and discovered the strength it took to talk about her rape. She went back to Colorado College to discuss it with current students.

In her own words, “The bravest thing I ever did was leave [Colorado College]. The next bravest thing I did was come back, to make myself heard.”

While it may not be the emotionally moving novel Strayed published, “Girl in the Woods” is still worth the read.

The true beauty of this books lies not in the writing style or plot development, but rather the fact that this is the raw experience of Aspen Matis. The Pacific Crest Trail took a depressed college dropout and

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October 15, 2015 | PAGE 9

Program for high schoolers can better college experience

By Chelsea Schroeder Reporter Students as young as 7th grade can now take college classes from the University through a program called College Credit Plus.

College Credit Plus began this fall enabling high school and middle school students to take college level courses online and at the University.

The program is designed to provide students access to college credits as well as high school credits, which appear on both transcripts.

“The main reason for the program is to be more rigorous than high school,” explained John Fisher, vice-provost of Academic Affairs. “It is for students who are doing well and who are productive, and at the same time, increase the number of students who are going to college and the speed at which they are graduating.”

College Credit Plus currently has an overall enrollment of 1,150 students, and a handful of attendees are even from middle school.

“On the Firelands campus there are approximately 362, on the main campus there are approximately 188, and the rest are taking courses at their high school or some place connected to either Firelands or us.

We have 19 agreements with high schools around northwest and southwest Ohio, all students ranging from different schools,” says Fisher.

To participate in College Credit Plus, students must prove by law that they are college ready in the courses they wish to enroll in, and must attain at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 grading scale.

When questioned whether or not middle school students are academically or emotionally ready for college classes, Fisher said, “As a whole, I think most middle schoolers are not ready academically or emotionally, but some are. The ones that are here have proved that they are ready.”

Matthew Brennan is an 8th grader attending Heron Middle School and is enrolled in a Computer 1000 course online at the University. His mother, Kim, feels fully confident that he will succeed in College Credit Plus.

She said, “He is very strong in computers and I thought it would be good take this class because he’s very strong in that, and it would be a very good first experience.”

Brennan said, “I think the program will help because I can get a step ahead of a lot of other people if they are also attending in the same area, and get a head start, which would help because I would graduate before them.”

One worry surrounding middle schoolers partaking in College Credit Plus is being unable to successfully keep up with the heavy course work.

“Stuff does take a little bit longer time (to

do), but I’m not struggling in anything,” said Brennan.

Another student, Tony Zadeh, a 7th grader from Norwalk Middle School, is taking an art class on campus through College Credit Plus.

Neither the workload nor the environment are Zadeh’s main concern.

Zadeh said, “Mainly my struggle is the painting part, it’s hard to get exactly in the lines I draw.”

Zadeh’s mother, Kim, believes College Credit Plus will ultimately benefit her son.

She also had some concerns, though.

She said, “The school needs to do a little bit better job at communication and delays between the district and the college. Only two children from our school district are participating, and I’m sure there are others who qualify.”

Despite any struggles or delays, the University is using multiple methods to help students succeed.

“I appreciate what the state is trying to do, and that is, when a student is prepared and ready, give them more challenging work that helps them on their academic path and toward their career goals,” said Fisher. “We have tried to meet the requirements of the law, but also acted them by providing lots of additional advisors, tutoring help, faculty mentors, to make sure everyone who has proven academically ready is successful.”

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UPCOMINGGAMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Womens Cross Country: @Pre-Nationals Louisville, Kentucky | 9:30am Mens Cross Country: @Pre-Nationals Louisville, Kentucky | 9:30am Mens Soccer: @Western Michigan | 1pm Football: Vs. Akron | 3pm Volleyball: Vs. Eastern Michigan | 7pm PHOTO BY ERIC BURGASSER

Head Coach Eric Nichols giving direction during a practice. Nichols has been with the Falcons since 2008.

Competition draws head coach to BG

By Zane Miller Sports Reporter Bowling Green mens soccer head coach Eric Nichols is in his seventh consecutive season managing the Falcons. However, he has been involved in the sport for much longer than that.

Before Nichols had begun to get into coaching, he played for the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 1990 season, where he first played against the Falcons and learned what ‘BG brand’ soccer was all about.

“When I played at Ohio State,” Nichols said.

“I realized that Bowling Green was a real soccer power.”

After leaving Ohio State, Nichols played in the United States International Soccer League for the Columbus Xoggs from 1995-1996, as well as the Indiana Blast from 1997-1998. He also played briefly for the Columbus Invaders of the

National Premier Soccer League in the 1996 season, playing both midfielder and defender throughout his playing career.

“I enjoyed competing the most, no question,” Nichols said of his playing career. “I like soccer, but I loved competing.”

After wrapping up his playing days, Nichols didn’t go directly into coaching but - Eric Nichols, instead worked at a comput- Head Coach er consulting firm. He also went back to Ohio State and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 2000.

“After I was done playing, I went and got what I call a real job,” Nichols said.

That didn’t mean Nichols left soccer entirely;

in fact, soccer continued to be a primary focus prior to his start in college coaching for the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops mens team in 2000.

“I was coaching on the side and as I was going to work, I would always spend more time thinking about coaching,” Nichols said.

“So I was offered a job to work at Ohio Wesleyan as assistant coach.”

Nichols remained at the assistant coaching position until the 2004 season, when he took his first head coaching role for the Ohio Dominican Panthers. He led the Panthers to a 74-14-3 record over his four season tenure with the team. He also lead them

“I enjoyed competing the most, no question.”

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to four consecutive titles in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as well as two NCAA Regional Championships and one Final Four appearance.

After spending the 2008 season with the Davidson Wildcats as an assistant coach, Nichols made the move to become head coach of the Falcons.

“There’s not too many opportunities to coach,” Nichols said. “Once I got the offer to coach a Division I team, I wanted to take it.”

So far throughout Nichols’ time as head coach of the Falcons, he has accumulated a 50-57-20 record. That includes a 14-6-1 record in 2014, which was the team’s first winning record since the 2000 season and the best since the 18-6-0 record the team achieved in the 1997 season. Currently, the Falcons stand on a 6-6-1 record.

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You have to win your homecoming game. It’s the law.

BG won’t disappont.

This will be a fun homecoming game to watch.

One of the best offenses, if not the best in the MAC vs.. well Akron.

Homecoming is the best. Let’s go BG!

Big Homecoming win.

Bowling Green - 11.5

BG 100, AKR 0

BG 64, AKR 28

BG 52, AKR 35

BG 818, AKR 7

BG 41, AKR 21

No. 15 Stanford vs. No. 18 UCLA

I like acronyms.

Eric is going to be mad he picked wrong here.

You win some, you lose some.. Or in my case you win some, you lose a lot.

Wait, is Stanford an ivy league?

UCLA has some injuries on defense.

UCLA 18, STAN 15

UCLA 20 , STAN 21

UCLA 21, STAN 20

UCLA 2, STAN 60

UCLA 28, STAN 38

I have a friend who goes to ‘Bama.

Have to go with Alabama here. I still don’t like them though.

Alabama shows up in these types of games.. well most of the time.

Roll tide!

Going on recent history here.

TA&M 9, ALA 15

TA&M 24 , ALA 31

TA&M 38, ALA 41

TA&M 3, ALA 12

TA&M 21, ALA 35

What a difference one word makes.

The Harbaugh effect.

Michigan isn’t the better team, I just can’t pick against them the way they’re playing.

Blue ‘til the day I die!

I don’t believe in Michigan’s resurrection, it’s too early.

MICH 7, MSU 21

MICH 21, MSU 17

MICH 35, MSU 32

MICH 404, MSU 12

MICH 17, MSU 20

Go Froida. (Inside joke.)

So disappointed, but not too surprised.

Leonard Fournette.. That is all.

Doooown south...

No PED’s, no good.

LSU 8, FLA 16

LSU 31, FLA 3

LSU 41, FLA 28

LSU 20, FLA 70

LSU 44, FLA 7

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Stanford - 6.5

No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Alabama Alabama - 4

No. 12 Michagian vs.

No. 7 Michigan St. Michigan - 8.5

No. 6 LSU vs.

No. 8 Florida LSU - 9.5

Overall record

Athletic Department inducts alumni to Hall of Fame Aaron Parker Sports Editor The Bowling Green State University Athletics Department inducted five alumni into its Athletics Hall of Fame for its 49th class of inductees. The inductees were Jim Lessig, Bill Jones, Dan Bylsma, Kelly Hunt and Marcia Saneholtz.

Director of Athletics Chris Kingston inducted the members last weekend.

Lessig served as Bowling Green’s athletic director from 1978 to 1982. During his tenure he saw two NCAA tournament appearances in hockey, a co-MAC championship in men’s basketball and three MAC championships in women’s cross country.

Lessig also served as MAC Commissioner from 1982 to 1990 and was on the forefront of the execution of women’s sports in the MAC.

His other career achievements include serving as a head scout, director of special promotions and assistant coach to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“I feel very fortunate to be joining a Hall of Fame whose members have done so much to create the rich tradition and history of Bowling Green State University’s athletic program,” Lessig said. “To be honored by a University that has done so much for my family and myself is very special.”

Bylsma was a member of the Falcon hockey team from 1988 to 1992 and scored 87 points from 37 goals and 50 assists during his collegiate playing career. He went on to play nine seasons in the NHL before retiring in 2004.

Bylsma then worked his way to the head coaching position for the Pittsburgh Penguins. There he won a Stanley Cup and was named NHL Coach of the Year in 2011.

“My four years at BGSU as a student and as an

athlete were a dream come true,” Bylsma said.

“It was instrumental in developing me into the person I am today. It is a huge honor to be elected into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame.”

Saneholtz was a member of the Falcon women’s basketball team from 1962 to 1964 but it is her other achievements that make her a standout.

Saneholtz is an advocate for gender equality and served as the National Association of College Women Athletic Administrators president from 1992 to 1993. She was named Administrator of the Year in 1997 and received a lifetime achievement award in 2010.

“I am incredibly humbled and honored,” Saneholtz said. “Bowling Green has always been a special place for me; a great academic institution with wonderful faculty. I’ve always greatly valued my years there.”

Hunt was inducted for his accolades in base-

ball from 1999 to 2003. Regarded as one of the best players in program history, Hunt was a MAC Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and ranks first all-time in the program in career batting average, total bases, RBIs and home-runs.

Hunt went on to play professional baseball after being selected by the Detroit Tigers in 2003.

He played as high as AA Erie in 2006.

“I have nothing but great memories of all the great guys I had the privilege of playing with. I am thankful to be a Falcon,” Hunt said.

Jones was the head athletic trainer at BGSU from 1974 until 2002. He is still active in the athletics department, serving as a member of the scorer’s crew in basketball and medical observer in football.

“Their collective achievements and contributions are nothing short of spectacular,” Kingston said.

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New park for Ward One to open on Ridge Street

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First-ward residents will gain the first public park in the 1st Ward’s history after its official ribbon cutting Monday, Oct. 19.

Ridge Park will officially open after two years of planning at 4 p.m. Monday. Located in the

1st Ward at the corner of Ridge Street and North Summit Street, the site previously housed Ridge Elementary School, which closed in May 2013.

When the school closed, the site was planned for auction. Residents worried the area would

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New group hinges on creativity

By Kyrstin James Reporter The room was buzzing with conversation as music played in the background. Notecards were placed at each seat. Ashley Jackson, president of Visionaries Inspiring Beauty and Esteem, sat down at the head of the table.

“Today’s topic is inspiration. What makes you feel inspired?” she said. The hands of the attendees became busied with writing. The conversations came to a hush.

Within minutes, Jackson presented herself formally and said VIBE is for “all different people. Anyone who does anything creative can come together, collaborate, teach each other and learn from each other.”

VIBE is a new student organization on campus that seeks students interested in poetry, song writing, art and any other form of creative expression. The club meets weekly to discuss their creative pursuits, organize projects and build on their talents.

The meeting took a turn towards brainstorming. There was discussion of publishing a poetry book, doing a music video or danc-

ing an interpretation of a painting. The ideas seemed endless and Jackson continually said “Let’s do it!” in response to each suggestion.

As the meeting continued, the focus redirected to the question, “What inspires you?”

Jackson welcomed the conversations as they branched off into various topics. The discussion was full of passion as each person discussed their focuses on adversity in communities and social issues. Through their poetry and song writing they seemed to highlight the issues they held most dear, whether it be in the world or within their hometowns.

Some spoke of their art evoking experiences of their own.

VIBE aims to welcome this kind of freeform conversation.

“In college you are going to experience a growth within you. You can express yourself with no judgement,” said VIBE’s Secretary Amber Jones.

“The best way for the vision to grow is people collaborating. People’s visions could create something I would never think of myself,” said Jackson.

While VIBE offers this free expression and support, it also has plans to build self-esteem in those who create.

“When I was growing up, I used to deal with confidence issues. Music was my way out. Being able to conquer the stage gave me the confidence to conquer everything else in my life,” said Jackson.

Because of this personal connection to art, Jackson says VIBE aims to “build confidence in other artists, to give them a support group to learn from each other and speak truth to society while uplifting others.”

Because of this philosophy, students are inspired to create and perform.

“I write poetry. I am just now starting to perform and VIBE has helped with that,” said Jones.

In regards to the club itself, it has some students interested in joining.

“It would be relaxing and inspiring to get away from homework and talk about things you really honestly care about,” said freshman inclusive early childhood education major Jaclyn Willman.

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“We didn’t know who was going to be the highest bidder, and so we didn’t know what use there would be for it,” Gordon said.

Though there were many options for the lot, including a charter school, senior center and office space, citizens were concerned with the loss of the only public play space for children in the 1st Ward. With this in mind, Gordon presented Ordinance 8277 to purchase the site and build Ridge Park. City council appropriated the funds to purchase the site and demolish the school building in a unanimous vote to approve Ordinance 8277.

“Our department didn’t have money set aside for a brand new park,” said Parks and Recreation Director Kristin Otley.

Without already existing funds, Parks and Recreation, along with city council, set to fundraising. Gordon said through grants and private donations over $70,000 has been raised towards the $85,000 goal.

The city plans to complete Ridge Park in two phases. Development of the southern half, facing Ridge Street, is phase one and will include the playground equipment, bike racks, benches, trees and plaques commemorating the school and thanking donors. Phase one will be completed and opened at the ribbon cutting ceremony Monday.

“The city is kind of taking the wait and see approach,” Gordon said about phase two. Gordon anticipates development will come for the open space, but it will wait until the city sees what citizens want.

Preserving a play space for local families isn’t the only benefit of building Ridge Park.

Gordon said the City Improvement Plan showed the east side has been neglected over the past several decades.

“When housing conditions deteriorate, when property values decline—when people don’t feel as safe or proud of their neighborhoods—that affects the entire city,” Gordon said. “It’s now actually conventional wisdom that we need to do more for our east side neighborhoods…and Ridge is definitely part of that.”

Tom Rodgers, a University student running against Gordon for election to city council in the 1st Ward said, “The park obviously is going to increase the home value in that area, and I think the next step for increasing the value of that area is to fix up the houses … and when we do that we’re making the whole community better and making it more attractive for more young couples to move in.”

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