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VOLUME 94, ISSUE 42
Monday, December 1, 2014
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BEFORE YOU the LEAVE
nest Organization encourages students to participate in bucket list By Jon Stinchcomb Reporter
While no one seems to know for sure where the “BGSU Bucket List” originated, yourFellowFalcon [yFF] has made it their own. Like any bucket list, but with a college twist, participating students are tasked with completing every item throughout their four years on campus before they graduate. “This ‘Bucket List’ has existed for a long time,” said Brandi Barhite, assistant director of the Student Enrollment Communication Center. “We don’t know who originally put it together.” “However, [yFF] took it and updated it a bit and have
See BUCKET | Page 5
Students often change religions
PEACEFUL PROTEST AT THE UNION
Religious affiliations often change after students go to college By Tobias Flemming Reporter
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MEMBERS OF the Bowling Green community protest the events in Ferguson, Missouri, in and around the Union. See page 5 for more photos.
FALCONS REMAIN UNDEFEATED The BG men’s basketball defeated Detroit behind a double-double from Richaun Holmes. The Falcons are off to a 4-0 start thus far this season with Holmes’ last-minute layup to win the game. | PAGE 3
FINALS STRESS
A persistent stereotype that seems to exist for college students is that religion appears to have less of a hold and influence on younger people. Dr. Madeline Duntley, associate professor of sociology, said Americans are switching to religious groups that they weren’t raised in more than ever before. “Groups that grow are simply either attracting or retaining more members than they
Columnist Abigail Kruse talks about the stress that is fast approaching because of finals week. She says it’s important to remember why you’re in college during this time. | PAGE 4
lose,” she said. “The challenge is to keep their youth by fostering interest in and loyal to their traditions, and to attract new members to offset loss through attrition or religious switching.” Also, religious groups have been starting to adapt to more progressive ideas recently to attract new members and to keep younger people interested in religion. Junior Katie Howard has been a member of h2o church
See RELIGION | Page 2
WHAT WOULD BE ON YOUR BG BUCKET LIST? “Run through the BGSU fountain.” Kevin Connell Freshman, Marine Biology