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The women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament with a 61-54 win against Duquesne. The Falcons will host Drexel for the third round Thursday at the Stroh. | PAGE 7
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Greek Sing marks end of chapter competition
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Possible contract dictates retroactive raises for faculty
Greek Weekend promotes community, charity with events, contests between fraternities, sororities
By Abby Welsh Pulse Editor
For Tau Kappa Epsilon member Justin Rivello, Greek Sing brings a special togetherness to the Greek community. An annual dancing competition, which is the finale of Greek Weekend, Greek Sing is an event where members of University Fraternity and Sorority Life compete. “I always feel like the overall
morale of the Greek community benefits a great deal from both Greek Sing and Greek Weekend in general,” Rivello said. The event was the finale of Greek Weekend, a weekend-long competition between fraternities and sororities. Greek Sing took place Sunday night in the Stroh Center. Chapters were not required to participate in the weekend, so teams may have included two or three fraternities or
sororities. Throughout the competition, fraternities and sororities were given awards for their accomplishments and contributions during the previous year, Rivello said. Some awards included the new member award, academic excellence award and the service and civic engagement award. The Stroh was filled with an audience yelling and chanting
as Greek members showed off their dance moves. Greek Sing involved 13 teams performing routines to a mix of songs related to their theme. Each team was only allowed to dance for seven minutes, and at least one member had to be lipsynching the whole time. “This is a great way to build relations between BG’s Greek
The Faculty Association has released details of a contract agreement it reached with the University administration one week ago. Faculty members will receive retroactive raises in their May 20 paychecks this academic year, according to a Faculty Association press release. The combined total amount will end up being a 6.5 percent raise for the 2011-2012 and the 20122013 academic years. Retroactive raises will also include some of the 100 faculty members cut in January, according to the release. Faculty will also receive a three percent raise for the 2013-2014 academic year, according to the release.
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Smoking risks not considered by students By Katie Logsdon Reporter
For junior Elijah Waeterling, quitting smoking is more complicated than just putting away the pack. Waeterling, who has tried to quit smoking three times, is concerned not only about quitting, but also with the possibility of gaining weight Faith when he does. Yingling “Last time I quit, Director of I gained like six Wellness pounds, so that’s definitely another reason why it makes it hard to quit,” he said. “The fear of getting fat makes me not so excited to quit.” Most smokers gain between six and 13 pounds within six months of quitting, according to the American Medical Association. Faith Yingling, director of Wellness, said some smokers might gain weight from eating more after quitting. The fixation of doing something with your mouth is the hardest habit to get over when quitting, Waeterling said. “When you quit smoking, you get stressed out really easily,” he said. “Food is a way to relieve stress instead of smoking. It’s the only thing to calm your nerves other than a cigarette.” While quitters may gain some weight, they also reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease,
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WALDO FIGHTS with a furry at the Animarathon anime convention, which was hosted Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight in the Union.
Animarathon celebrates Japanese culture Costumed participants enjoy panels, contests this weekend in annual event hosted by Anime in Northwest Ohio By Kendra Clark Web Editor
Senior Melissa Darnell walked through a crowd at the Union this past Saturday, blending in wearing her hamster costume. She was at Animarathon, an anime convention hosted by Anime in Northwest Ohio. “I have been coming here for six years,” Darnell said. “This convention is one of the main reasons why I came to BG.” The convention had many events, booths, vendors and entertainment to participate in. Some of the more numerous events were the panels that happened all day, which ranged from lectures and
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singing to contests and tea parties. “I enjoy the panels the most because most of them are about Japanese culture,” Darnell said. “They are informative and fun at the same time.” Paige Abern, sophomore and treasurer for ANO, shares a love for Japanese culture with Darnell. It was one of the many reasons she decided to join the club, she said. “I joined the club because I wanted to have something to do on Saturday nights instead of parties,” Abern said. She helped put together the layout of the convention for this year and organized the Kawaii Kafe, which sold wraps, lemonade, tea and cake to the hungry shoppers.
STATUS UPDATE
This week faculty columnist Phil Schurrer discusses how status updates and tweets can backfire on their authors. Schurrer says potential employers, and even colleges, may be keeping tabs on your social media presence these days. | PAGE 4
“It’s a bit of heavy work, but well worth it,” Abern said. “I get to see people dressed up, unwind and just be weird.” Brianna Tomlinson is the president of ANO. She has been helping plan the anime convention since this past March, she said. “I enjoy running it,” Tomlinson said. “I work well with stress and it is well worth it in the end.” Along with overseeing the officers in the club, Tomlinson is in charge of signing agreements with vendors that come to the convention to sell goods. “We have many vendors and artists come
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IF YOU WERE GOING TO AN ANIME CONVENTION, WHAT CHARACTER WOULD YOU DRESS UP AS? “A Pikachu because I have a soft spot in my heart for Pokémon.” Cole Benjamin Sophomore, Education
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