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Monday, October 6, 2014
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Board of Trustees focus on future Strengths of University, retention, landscaping were topics in the meeting Friday By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
Marching to a FAMILIAR TUNE
The future was the focus of administrators’ minds when they met Friday morning for the first Board of Trustees meeting of the year. The two main topics of focus revolved around retention and the future of the University’s landscape. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Rodney Rogers discussed with the board the position of the University in the nation. “The University is ranked 96 in the nation this year,” he said. “That means we are in the top quarter of universities in the nation.” He also focused on the core strengths of the University, which included the arts, business and organization, sustainability and environment, teacher preparation and health and wellness. He said the Board needs to recognize the programs that are doing well and invest in them, as well as do the same in emerging areas they are doing well in. Some of those included data science, media and communication and aviation.
Marching Band alumni return to University to play in Homecoming By Emily Johnson Reporter
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Greeks live in separate residence halls Sororities ask for all-women space for upcoming years during Greek Housing Project By Annie Furia Copy Chief
Fraternities and sororities are housed in different residence halls this year while the old Greek houses are being torn down and rebuilt. The University placed fraternities in Falcon Heights and sororities in Conklin. Holly Grunn, a coordinator with Fraternity and Sorority Life, said both the fraternity and sorority communities could choose between two different residence halls. Sororities could choose between Harshman and Conklin, while fraternities had the choice between Harshman and Falcon Heights. Sororities were not given the option of Falcon Heights because it is coed and they asked to be located in an allwomen space. Associate Dean of Students Chris Bullins said, “One thing the sororities articulated that was important to their national chapters ... was that they were on floors that
PHOTOS BY STEVEN W. ECHARD TOP: Alumni returned to field Homecoming Weekend. MIDDLE: Alumni played in the Falcon Marching Band during the football game. BOTTOM: Percussionists march to the Doyt for Saturday’s game.
The University’s Homecoming theme, “Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon,” held true the BGSU Alumni Marching Band. The University invites alumni of the marching band to come back to the Doyt Perry Stadium for Homecoming to relive their days on the field. “Homecoming is the only time that the marching band gets together ...” Director of the Falcon Marching Band and Athletic Band Carol Hayward wrote in an email. “We are expecting around 130 in the Alumni Marching Band, with the oldest representing the class of 1970.” On Homecoming, Saturday Oct. 4, the alumni marched on field with their bright orange jackets along with the Falcon Marching Band. “The alumni band always plays the school songs, ‘Forward Falcons’ and the ‘Alma Mater,’” Hayward wrote. “They also combine with the current Falcon Marching Band to play the national anthem and a song of their choice from a past season. The Homecoming song for this year is ‘The Best of Times,’ which was performed by the band in 2007.” Cayla Brown, 2007 graduate of Integrated Mathematics Education and 2011 Master’s in Intervention Specialist, traveled all the way from Madisonville, Texas. “I came back up because I love BGSU and wanted to go to the game,” Brown said. “My sisters also did alumni band, so it is fun for all three of us to march together.” However, it wasn’t just family that brought her back to the University. “The FMB was redoing the Frontiers show from my freshman year, so I was very intrigued to see it,” she said. “All of these reasons made it an easy choice for me to come back.”
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University reports burglary, arson low
50 YEARS LATER
Clery Act allows schools to compare crime, fire rates to one another By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
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CLASS OF 1964 returns to the University during Homecoming Weekend to celebrate their 50 year reunion.
FALCONS TRIUMPH AT HOMECOMING The BG defense made a statement Saturday against Buffalo, holding the Bulls on their final drive of the game. The Falcons answered with a touchdown of their own, defeating Buffalo 36-35. PAGE 3
An annual report shows burglary and arson reports have gone down this past year. The 2014 Campus Security and Fire Safety Report was due for all universities on Oct. 1. This is a part of the Clery Act, which requires all colleges and universities that use federal assistance to release information about crimes committed on their campus. The report only shows numbers from years 2011-2013. Burglary for on campus housing, which is going into another person’s residence and stealing something,
went from 32 in 2011 and 46 in 2012 down to 16 in 2013. “It has gone way down this year,” Director of Public Safety Monica Moll said. “My hope is we are getting out to students to lock their doors. Most burglaries on campus are in residence halls.” She also said there are some that happen on University property, like in classrooms and computer labs. “It’s hard to tell exactly what is causing the decrease,” she said. “I hope we are more vigilant about seeing doors being propped open and watching video cameras in residence halls.” To accurately compare the
APPRECIATING LOVED ONES
Columnist Michele Mathis talks about her deceased grandpa and the positive influence he had on her life. She talks about her gratitude towards him and everything he has done. | PAGE 4
University to others around the country, Moll suggested the University can be compared to universities like Ohio University, Kent State and Miami University. “All are primarily residence campuses and not in an urban environment,” she said. “That way, they can be compared fairly.” To compare, OU had 13 burglaries in residence halls in 2013. In Kent State, there were four and Miami University had three. Something new added to the Clery Act reports starting this year is about the Violence Against Women
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WHAT HOMECOMING EVENTS DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN?
“I went to the tailgate party and the game.” Davey Brown Senior, Liberal Studies