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CAMPUS Three members of the BGSU football team were cited by University police for being in a residence hall Thursday
Nicholas McKnight, Darryl Lynch and Jerry Gates were each “issued misdemeanor citations for criminal trespassing,” according to a press release emailed by Dave Meyer, assistant of Athletic Communications. While all three students will go through the “conduct process,” McKnight has been suspended from the team for “multiple violations of team rules,” according to the press release. Lynch and Gates will face disciplinary action from the team. The incident involving the three players is still being investigated. McKnight was cited for an underage
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alcohol offense and open container June 5. Gates’ and Lynch’s prior offenses are traffic violations. Both Gates and Lynch played in the Falcons’ 28-27 loss to Wyoming Saturday afternoon. “We had a discipline issue, and the one guy suspended before [McKnight] had a fairly serious issue in our program before,” said football coach Dave Clawson following the game. “He was certainly made aware that if any other issue [happened] he would be suspended. “With the other two guys, we’ve had no issues with them in our program and based on the nature of what they did, there will be team discipline,” Clawson said. “We will handle it, and I think that’s been pretty consistent with how we’ve handled other issues.”
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Independent TED event draws 600
Presentations spark conversation among attendees By Danae King Assistant Pulse Editor
TEDxBGSU fulfilled TED’s call for innovation as it was the first event of its kind to be hosted at a university in Ohio. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, began as a way to bring people together from the three different areas, according to the organization’s website, www.ted.com. The “x” in TEDx stands for an independently organized TED event, which means the event was only associated with TED in its name and format. Friday morning, approximately 600 people gathered in Kobacker Hall for the University’s own TEDx event. There were 18 presentations discussing several topics. “We’ve been really excited with all
our speakers and that’s obviously the primary focus of the whole event,” said Curator Skyler Rogers. “To see the passion they have for what they’re talking about … it’s a really diverse range and each of them hit it right on the nail so I’ve been really impressed.” The event offered the opportunity for attendees and presenters to form a connection and have conversations as well as share ideas. TED is devoted to ideas worth spreading, and TEDxBGSU helped to further that mission, said Lizzie Keller, dining and assisting ability coordinator of the event. “I want audience members to be inspired to go forward with their own ideas,” Keller said. “It’s all about ideas worth spreading and ideas worth putting your time and your passio
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University students, faculty analyze pros and cons of social networking tools By Tasneem Almuhanna Reporter
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter don’t only generate a new way of keeping up with family and friends, they also have a range of benefits and downfalls from getting one out of jail to getting lost into the virtual world. Dr. Matt Donahue, instructor at the Department of Popular Culture, believes that such sites have both pros and cons. Donahue thinks that sites such as Facebook allow people to stay in touch and bring them together, while Twitter is also useful in allowing immediate communication.
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TY “MUSCLES” PARRISH attempts to throw the quaffle through the goal during a Quidditch match against Michigan State Sunday afternoon at the intramural fields.
Family Weekend on campus The University hosted the annual Family Weekend event this past weekend with various activities for one and all, including movies and ice-skating | Page 3
his Twitter feed: “Arrested.” People following him on Twitter knew that he was in trouble and began contacting US authorities. Before long Egyptian officials released Buck. While social networking sites may indeed return one’s freedom, Elizabeth Woronzoff-Dashkoff, a graduate teaching assistant at the Department of American Culture Studies, proves that social networking sites can also contribute to one’s education. “Later this semester, I am missing a class and the professor is letting me Skype in,” Dashkoff said.
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University celebrates Constitution Day by reading Constitution aloud
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“I think, like everything else, moderation is the key to living one’s life,” Donahue said. “It is important to be able to navigate your way through life using the tools that are out there for you, meaning new technologies, which allow for social networking, but at the end of the day it is also nice to hang out with people and friends one on one to continue a personal connection.” Twitter managed to free one person from jail according to Businessweek.com. In 2009, James Karl Buck, an American graduate student, was in Egypt covering an anti-government protest rally when Egyptian police detained him. Buck sent out a single word over
The University was reminded of the Constitution this weekend during the 224th anniversary of the Constitution’s signing. Saturday marked the anniversary. On Friday an event to commemorate it took place at the Falcon’s Nest in the Union. The Constitution Day event was sponsored by the Office of Campus Activities and the Office of the General Counsel. It featured faculty and students collaborating to read the U.S. Constitution. University President Mary Ellen Mazey delivered the opening remarks and read the Constitution’s Preamble. “I think it’s really great that we’re reading it,” Mazey said. “We need to renew our belief in our own Constitution.” Constitution Day became a legal holiday in 2004 because of an amendment to a bill by Senator Robert C. Byrd. Along with sanc-
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“... we’re hoping that as a result ... students, faculty and staff will get something out of it and learn something about the Constitution that maybe they didn’t know or ... forgotten ...” Jacob Raderer | Event Organizer and Graduate Student
tioning the new holiday, Sen. Byrd wrote into the amendment that all primary and post-secondary learning institutions that receive federal funds must talk about the Constitution on Constitution Day. “If you want to receive federal funds … you have to have Constitution Day, a day to celebrate our nation’s history is really what it is.” Some students wondered why the University had the event Friday, since Constitution Day was Saturday. Event organizer and graduate student Jacob Raderer said they did it to get as many people involved with the event as possible. “We’re trying something new and different this year, a little more in-
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Editor-in-Chief Asia Rapai and News Editor Max Filby write about Constitution Day and how Americans are lucky to have freedom of press in the First Amendment | Page 4
After winning its fourth pre-conference tournament, the BG volleyball team improved its record to 12-0, the best start in team history. The falcons went 3-0 this weekend | Page 6
your-face than maybe just a table would be,” Raderer said. “But we’re hoping that as a result of that, students, faculty and staff will get something out of it and learn something about the Constitution that maybe they didn’t know or that maybe they’ve forgotten from their core American History classes.” Between speakers, who each read the next Article of the Constitution, students were invited to come on stage and test their constitutional knowledge by answering trivia questions about the document. Students who volunteered to take the challenge were entered into a raffle at the end of the event for a
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET What is your favorite social networking site? Why? DANIEL GORDON Senior, Political science and Philosophy
“Facebook, just because it’s the only one I use.” | Page 4
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