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Monday, March 16, 2015
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 75
Celebrating
Jazz
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BG hockey team advances to WCHA Final Five Falcons sweep Northern Michigan Students, faculty to perform in Jazz Week shows By Meg Kraft Reporter
The University’s jazz department will kickoff Jazz Week on March 18. This year, Jazz Week features internationally renowned jazz performer and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, trombonist Conrad Herwig. The annual event includes three concerts that students can attend in the Moore Musical Arts Center. Wednesday’s performance features the Student Chamber Jazz Ensembles at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall. On Thursday, Herwig will perform with the Faculty Jazz Group at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall. Friday’s performance features Herwig with the BGSU Lab Band 1 in Kobacker Hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday concerts are free and tickets to Friday’s main event are $10. Advance tickets are available for $7 general admission and $3 for students. Music Performance Studies professor David Bixler said students should attend this event for both quality entertainment and informative history. “There will be great music three nights in a row, I would also challenge the intellectually curious student with the idea that the history of jazz and that of the United States of America are inextricably linked,” he said. Bixler noted that the correlation is important. “This is valuable information to wrestle with as one prepares to move beyond school and into society,” he said. Herwig will be performing at the University for the second time. As one of New York’s better-known mainstream trombonists, he has performed and recorded with famous jazz leaders including Jack DeJohnette and Joe Henderson. He discussed the importance of performing jazz music and said the genre is “inherently American.” Herwig said Jazz Week is such an exciting event because it gives performers and audience alike the opportunity to experience improvisation through music. He said the spontaneity of jazz is exciting and urged students to take part in the fun. “You never know what’s gonna happen,” he said. “Jazz is an exciting art form.” Herwig said the second concert of the series, on March 19, will include collaboration with the Jazz Faculty. “We will be performing some of my original compositions and some classics,” he said. The third concert, on March 20, will feature pieces from four of Herwig’s Grammy-nominated CDs. Audience can expect to hear original tracks as well as sounds from Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson. To take part in Jazz Week, purchase tickets by visiting the University’s Musical Arts webpage.
Verizon to build wireless distribution system to campus
By Corey Krupa Reporter
The BG hockey team will advance to the WCHA Final Five playoff series in Minnesota this weekend, following a weekend series sweep at home against Northern Michigan last weekend. The Falcons will face Michigan Tech, who is currently ranked fourth in the nation. “What I like is that the bar continues to get set,” head coach Chris Bergeron said. “We expect to play at home in the playoffs; we expect to win at home in the playoffs. That means that the future looks good.” In Friday’s playoff opener, freshman Tyler Spezia scored the overtime game-winner to give BG a 3-2 victory over Northern Michigan. “I happened to get the puck on my backhand,” Spezia said. “I took a step out and put it under the bar. I blacked out to be honest.” The goal came with less than 30 seconds left in the first overtime period. Seniors Dan DeSalvo and Adam Berkle recorded assists on the goal. Both teams were scoreless in the second period, until the Wildcats scored to give them a 1-0 advantage. Mitch McClain answered with a goal halfway through the third period to tie the game 1-1. Later in the third period, Northern Michigan scored to take a 2-1 lead with less than four minutes in regulation. However, Mark Cooper scored an unassisted goal with 1:24 left in the game to force overtime. That’s where the Falcons came out victorious behind Spezia’s goal to take the first game of the series. BG goalie Tommy Burke recorded 38 saves in the win. In Saturday’s playoff game, the Falcons once again found themselves trailing 1-0 about midway in the second period. But, Tyler Spezia scored 1:04 later to tie the game 1-1. “To come back right away and Tyler Spezia just finds a way,” Bergeron said. Brandon Hawkins scored two consecutive goals to increase BG’s lead 3-1 later in the game. Then late in the third period on the power play, Brent Tate scored and the Falcons won 4-1 to win the home playoff
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Internet data to process faster for carriers, opportunity for other cell phone companies in future By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
Students and residents who carry Verizon will see a boost in their Internet next year. The University is planning on putting in a wireless distribution system that will increase Internet connection for Verizon users. University Director of Business Operations Andrew Grant described the system as a number of small antennas that will enhance the 4G coverage on and off campus. The construction for the system is planned to start this spring and is tentatively scheduled to be finished before fall semester. “The building containing the core of their technology will be located east of I-75 next to the Huntington Building,” he wrote in an email. “The antennas will be located on a variety of buildings throughout campus.” Planning Director for the city Heather Sayler said this all started about a year ago when Verizon came to the city and wanted to construct a tower near the I-75 exchange. “Officials were upset with the aesthetics of the plan,” she said. “They didn’t want the tower to be the first thing you see when you
enter the city. So we started working with the University for a solution.” Sayler said this is good because both residents and students can gain from the system being built. “This is a great benefit for everyone who uses wireless communication,” she said. People who don’t use Verizon may also like this system, because they are building it with the capability to add more carriers if they choose to use it, she said. “The system will already be in place for them to use,” Slayer said. Grant wrote a variety of reasons why the University would benefit from the new system. “This system is focused on capabilities surrounding data, not phone, so it will increase bandwidth, streaming video, text capabilities and prepare us for the future surrounding 4G wireless technology,” he wrote. “It will help the more populated areas on campus access 4G data faster such as at sporting events, graduation…” In all, residents and students may benefit in this process.
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