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YIK YAK The anonymous app Yik Yak can be used for good or to spread negativity, as happened during Ferguson protests on campus. | PAGE 6
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Friday, December 5, 2014
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 44
Title IX pushes for University wide training
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Associate professor writes books on heavy metal Teacher compiles academic essays and discusses stigma toward the genre
NIU First Team All-MAC: Tyler Loos, Paris Logan, Jason Meehan and Andrew Ness BGSU First Team All-MAC: Ryan Burbrink and Roger Lewis
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In 1964, a series of education amendments were added to the Civil Rights Act. Title IX of this amendment reads, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Title IX has been in place in colleges across the country since it was instated. The University has taken Title IX and created a University policy that states that discrimination regarding disability, sex or gender of any student, staff, faculty, administrator or contractor is not condoned. In an address to the Undergraduate Student Government, University Title IX Coordinator Barbara Waddell stressed the importance of Title IX awareness. Waddell also pushed the importance of reporting these charges, saying that the University takes Title IX complaints very seriously. A violation of Title IX can come from any form of bullying, sexual harassment/assault or discrimination due
NIU: 10-2 BG: 7-5
CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH Check bgnews.com for the full Mid-American Conference Championship game preview
Players Returning To Michigan
By Holly Shively Reporter
Associate Professor Jeremy Wallach isn’t the typical run-of-the-mill staff member here at the University. He’s an ethnomusicologist, which means he’s an anthropologist who studies music. When visiting his website, jeremywallach.com, one can find that he’s a well-known author and editor of books regarding heavy metal music. An article on deathmetal.org discussed how Wallach got his name noticed worldwide by studying heavy metal before it was cool. In an interview with the website, Wallach shared that he listened to rock in high school and was drawn to the heaviest of the rock songs, which eventually lead him to loving metal. “I’m about as old as heavy metal,” Wallach said.
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Head Coach Dino Babers On QB James Knapke “Obviously he felt like he could be playing better in certain situations than he has. But, I think he still has a lot of confidence and a lot to give this football team.”
SECRETS REVEALED
Wide Receiver Ryan Burbrink
On the offensive inconsistency
“We just forget about it, it’s championship week. We are here for a reason. We did something right to get here”
Linebacker DJ Lynch
Offensive Lineman Alex Huettel Comparing this
game to last year
“It’s the same. We are underdogs again. The only thing about it is that we won the championship last year. People think we are defending it, I don’t think we are it’s already ours.”
On the importance of this game. “This one is for all the marbles. This one can erase all of the bad to this point.”
BGSU Christian Piazza Charlie Walker Isaiah Gourdine Gabe Martin DJ Lynch Spencer Cairo Teo Redding NIU Anthony Brooks
University provides support for homeless residents Financial woes, unsupportive families among reasons for at-risk students By Cassie Sullivan Assistant Managing Editor
PAIGE APKARIAN | THE BG NEWS
STACY THOMPSON gives top secret advice about raising money for Dance Marathon: thoroughly ask everyone you know.
RANKED WCHA MATCHUP The Falcon hockey team faces off against the Northern Michigan Wildcats in a WCHA match. The two-game series will begin on Dec. 5. | PAGE 5
To some, a homeless person is not someone an individual can relate to easily. But on a college campus and in a college town, those who have faced or are facing homelessness are more relatable than some might think. For the two years that she had her one bedroom apartment, sophomore Heather Jividen took in individuals who were homeless. Ranging in the ages between 19 and 32, these individuals were new to the Bowling Green area, had or might have lost their jobs. Jividen didn’t expect anyone to pay to live, but they were expected to find jobs and get on their feet. But, quickly, the tables were turned. When Jividen switched jobs and was working at a minimum wage job, rent and bills started to pile up. While she was still able to make rent and pay her bills, then Jividen’s dad passed away and
she lost some support from him. While Jividen managed on her own, she was forced to move out of her apartment because the lease was up and, to Jividen’s knowledge, they had not shown her apartment to anyone and she couldn’t renew the lease and going home to her family was not an option. Jividen went from helping the homeless to being someone in need. Cyndie Roberts, the Assistant Director for Retention Services comes into contact with students who show academic signs of underlying issues that faculty members notice. “Sometimes, things present as academic difficulties and that’s really how I tend to get involved,” Roberts said. “Although, I tend to have some referrals from faculty who might have a conversation with a student, in which the student divulges something about not having a home and then that faculty member will say to them, ‘Is
RACISM IN SOCIETY
Columnist Ian Zulick talks about Ferguson and the aftermath of the killing of Mike Brown. He says people need to recognize that racism is real in society so that racial problems can be fixed. | PAGE 4
it alright? I think I know someone who can help you. Is it alright if I give someone a call?’” Roberts picks apart the pieces of the puzzle, where she can potentially help a student about one aspect of their story. Roberts also refers a student to someone else who might be able to help the student get into contact with different places where they can receive help. “Oftentimes, it’s not just one thing that is an issue. If I start peeling away the layers of the onion and I start asking questions and listening to what I’m being told, I can find out an awful lot about a student just by that extra little bit of time and that extra question,” Roberts said. Roberts said sharing information about students who are in a difficult situation is getting better. “We’re getting much better at sharing information throughout the campus, among different pro-
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DO YOU USE YIK YAK, WHY OR WHY NOT? “Yes because I heard it was funny.” Taylor Smith Freshman, Engineering Technology