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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 50
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Pantry gives food to those in need
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Volunteers help to keep families fed during holidays By Chris McGowan Reporter
The BG Christian Pantry is making sure that needy families have something to eat this holiday season. Shirley Woessner, the director of the BG Christian Pantry, oversees the operations of the Pantry. Woessner has been the director for the last ten years now. “I’m in charge of organizing the volunteers, making sure we have what we need and making sure we have volunteers to work,” Woessner said. The volunteers are the center of the BG Christian Pantry, Woessner said. “We couldn’t do it without the volunteers,” Woessner said. Roosevelt Chandler is one such volunteer. He’s been volunteering at the BG Christian Pantry for a little over a year now. “I thought it was a worthwhile task to perform for the needy,” Chandler said. Chandler volunteers every Monday and sometimes takes a leadership position at the Pantry. “I respond to everyone’s needs and take care of problems as they arise and work out a solution,” Chandler said. Nancy Preston, also a volunteer at the pantry, helps out by donating some food to the pantry. “One day a week I bring food to the pantry to help out,” Preston said. The Pantry has been serving the Bowling Green Community since 1984, Woessner said. It generally serves about 200 to 250 people a month, about a third of which are children under 13, Woessner said. This Thanksgiving, the Pantry, in partnership with the Salvation Army, helped 275 families by donating food baskets containing Thanksgiving meals to the needy.
Sorority event gives students opportunity to express themselves By Annie Furia Copy Chief
When students return from break, the Delta Sigma Theta sorority will start the second round of auditions for its Jabberwock event. Sydney Howell, treasurer for the sorority and co-coordinator for Jabberwock, said the show has many components. “Jabberwock is a display of art, culture, fashion and talent held in March every year,” said Howell. “It’s a very classy event.” Students can audition from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 12, 13 and 14 in the Business Administration building and in the Eppler Complex. The audition process differs slightly depending on what component of the event students are trying out for. Howell said those who audition to be models are asked to walk back and forth and female models are asked to walk in heels. She added that those who audition for the talent show are given 2 minutes to present their talent.
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Couching minor available to students of all majors
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Those involved pick particular area of focus, given real-world experience By Corey Maxwell Reporter
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A STUDENT brings his books to the Union to drop them off. Students are allowed to return or sell back their books all week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Union.
BEST OF FALL 2014
Some of the top moments of the fall semester included a MAC East title, a team’s first victory and a top 20 national ranking. Turn to Sports to check out some of BG’s top moments of the semester. | PAGE 3
This year, the University began offering students an opportunity to pursue a coaching minor, which is the first time the minor is being offered since the early 2000s. Students from any major are able to pursue the coaching minor and so far students enrolled range from computer science majors to education majors. “We have a number of students from the college of education who are interested in becoming teachers in various types of areas and want to pick up a coaching minor because they’re interested in coaching,” says associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development, Adrian Turner. Students who wish to pursue a coaching minor can elect an area that they’re interested in and then take a combination of courses
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based on the strategies involved in those particular games and sports, says Turner. “If a student is interested in basketball, football or soccer then that would be classified as an Invasion sport and take that course, and if they choose a sport like volleyball, then they would take a course in Net/Wall games,” Turner said. To successfully complete the minor, each student has to complete 21 credit hours. 15 credit hours have to be completed in courses that include: AT 2100 which is Care and Prevention of Sports Injuries, KNS 3280 which is Principles, Ethics & Problems in Sport Coaching and KNS 2470 which is Introduction to Pedagogy, Coaching and Leadership. “The Introduction to Pedagogy class is the initial teaching and coaching class we recommend everyone takes,” Turner said. One of the courses students have to take is KNS 3390, Sport
Columnist Ian Zulick talks about the politicization of the topic of climate change. He says that if people continue to ignore scientific warnings about climate change, it will lead to devastating consequences. | PAGE 4
Coaching, involves the student being involved in a practical coaching setting and will have to complete a specific number of hours in that particular setting. This class serves as the end class in completing the minor, says Turner. Students then have to complete the six remaining credit hours in the elective courses that are offered. Turner believes that having a coaching minor will be beneficial to students looking to get involved in coaching after graduation. “I think it will help provide people that are going to be coaches with more expertise and more of a theoretical background to what they’re doing,” Turner said. Although the program is in its early stages, students are aware that it’s available to take and agree that it will be beneficial. “I believe that it would look very
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR WINTER BREAK? “I am going to visit my family.” Elizabeth Moser Junior, English Education