The BG News 03.27.13

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

VOLUME 92, ISSUE 82

Contract to be made public Friday Agreement will give faculty retroactive 6.5 percent raise, 3 percent raise for next three academic years By Max Filby Editor-in-Chief

By Friday, the Facult y Association will unveil a contract it has been fighting to establish throughout the past two years. The contract, which is the first ever negotiated between fac-

ulty and the University administration, will be posted on the Faculty Association’s website as well as the University’s website. “We have to educate the faculty and the administration about the contract,” said David Jackson, president of the

Faculty Association. “In the beginning there’s going to be some confusion, I mean, it’s a 150 page, single-spaced document.” After posting the contract, the association will allow its members to study the document until the week of April

14, when the group is trying to schedule a vote, Jackson said. Faculty will have until April 1 to register for membership to vote on the contract. The contract will set standard

See FACULTY | Page 7

CAMPUS BRIEF

Christopher to leave University for Xavier

The Xavier University Athletics department introduced Greg Christopher, BG’s current director of athletics, as their new director of athletics Tuesday afternoon. Christopher has been the University’s athletic director since 2006, overseeing the opening of the Stroh Center, a women’s basketball Sweet 16 run in the NCAA tournament and three bowl game appearances from the football program. His last day will be May 2 and he is expected to start at Xavier later that month. A replacement has yet to be named. “I am grateful for the opportunity that I’ve had to serve our University and student-athletes,” Christopher said in a press release. “While I am excited about the move to Xavier, I will miss an incredible group of people that made going to work something I looked forward to each day.” Christopher was also a member of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions and served as the chair of the Mid-American Conference’s Athletic

Directors’ Council. Along with that, Christopher also served in a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Committee. A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Christopher spent the previous 10 years working at Purdue University before coming to the University, according to his biography on the athletics website. During Christopher’s tenure at the University, several major projects were completed. The Sebo Center opened in 2007, featuring sports medicine and rehabilitation facilities. The building also serves as a strength and conditioning area for the University’s student-athletes. During his seven years, he also oversaw renovations to the Ice Arena, Steller Field and Whittaker Track, as well as the construction of the Keefe Tennis Complex and the Stroh Center. In 2012, the Stroh Center hosted the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament. “Greg Christopher has had a major leadership role in the University and in building a strong reputation for BGSU in the MAC and nationally,” said President Mary Ellen Mazey in a press release. “We will miss him greatly but know that he will have an outstanding future at Xavier.”

FALCONS GO ROUND THREE The Falcons will host the Drexel Dragons of the CAA in the third round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament at 7 p.m. at the Stroh Center on Thursday. | PAGE 6

Student remembered for personality, work ethic By Max Filby Editor-in-Chief

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See BORSZ | Page 3

Students, residents gather to hear US Sen. Sherrod Brown speak about increasing the federal minimum wage

Students and local residents could see a boost in their paychecks during the next few years, barring the approval of a U.S. Senate bill seeking to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10. Using his Grounds for Thought coffee shop as a backdrop, local business owner Kelly Wicks joined Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and local mother Carrie Day to advocate for such a bill. The three spoke to a crowd of nearly 75 people in support of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would raise Ohioans’ minimum wage by $2.25 from the current $7.85 mark. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) earlier this month, would raise the minimum wage incrementally to $10.10 by 2015. Brown dismissed criticisms that the bill would lead to fewer jobs and higher inflation, adding that the U.S. continuing to move in a progressive

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direction is a positive step for the country. “It’s a myth that it costs jobs,” Brown said. “Minimum wage that keeps up with inflation is good for our country.” Rather than hurting the economy, Brown contends the bill would bring $30 billion into the market because workers would spend their extra money back into the economy. Describing the current minimum wage as being “behind the times,” Michael Hart, a sophomore, said the increase could help struggling college students. “It’s hurting college students who are trying to pay tuition,” Hart said. “[Brown] is just trying to steer Wood County in the right direction.” Supporting the minimum wage increase as a small business owner makes sense to improve working conditions for his employees, Wicks said. With higher wages, members of the community would be able to more

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US SEN. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) speaks in support of raising the federal minimum wage at Grounds for Thought in downtown Bowling Green on Tuesday morning.

In Focus Editor

Dance Marathon starts April 6 to raise money for the Children’s Hospital in Toledo. See why students get involved on page 7.

As Mary Jane King sat down at Starbucks recently, the heavy snow falling on campus comforted her. She was comforted by the snowfall because it reminded her of her boyfriend, Mark Borsz, and how he loved to play around in it with his friends. But as the Mark snow fell it also sadBorsz dened King, remindDied Feb. 24 ing her of Mark’s unexpected death when his heart gave out during a run on Feb. 24. Mark was a senior art student at the University and his friends and family remember him as someone who always focused on his artwork and helping others, but that didn’t stop him from being a “goofball” like he was when playing around in the snow. “I can’t hate this weather now,” King said. “I love it because it reminds me of him.” Although Mark liked to fool around with his friends, he took his artwork seriously. Once Mark figured out glass blowing was what he wanted to focus on, he was set for school, said Debbie Borsz, Mark’s mom. “From what we heard and saw, he was really, really on track to become something good,” Debbie said. From simple glasses to ray guns and castles, Mark always tried to improve upon his artwork, never settling for a piece of work with a slight scratch or indentation, Debbie said. Along with his drive for perfection, Mark also presented his work with a sense of modesty, she said. “He had no idea how talented he really was,” his mom said. “He’d always say ‘I can’t let you keep this one Mom because it’s got this problem or this problem.’ He always downplayed his work.” While Mark had promised to blow a set of wine glasses for his mom and dad, he never got around to it. Instead, Debbie is keeping a glass Mark made that she calls “beauti-

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GROOVIN’ FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Young adult center opens in Bowling Green By Danae King Campus Editor

Wood County is beginning to address a need that has been ignored nationally— the need of a population labeled as youths and young adults in transition. Youths and young adults in transition are people ages 16 to 24 who are possibly not enrolled in school and may be between children’s services and adult services, said Janelle LaFond, executive director of the Wood County Children’s Resource Center. “A lot of kids turn 18 and say they’re going to live alone and … are basically homeless,” LaFond said.

See YOUTH | Page 7

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THE NEW Young Adult Resource Center in downtown Bowling Green features games such as ping pong and pool for young adults to play while hanging out at the center.

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Continuing his series about great leaders, this week columnist Greg Burleson writes that real leaders such as George Washington share the ability to resist the temptations of power. | PAGE 4

WHAT BILL WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR SENATOR SPONSOR? “An assault weapon ban. If you’re not in the army, you don’t need them.” Heather Cox Senior, Sport Management


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