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Monday, September 22, 2014
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 14
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ROOMMATE RUMBLE People share stories from living together, conflicts arise from new strangers
By Spencer Good Reporter
There are many roommate stories that can be heard throughout the hallways of the dorms. One story is from sophomore Pac Wood IV. “People that know me know that I wear abstract outfits a lot of times,” he said. “While one day I was wearing a long flowing blue dress, because I am gender fluid, my roommate and I went to the gas station. While in the gas station the guy cashiers started to flirt with me thinking that I was a girl and I decided to have a little fun and went along with it.” Wood said then my straight friend saw this, wrapped his arm around my waist and started to play along. The friend said, “What you talking to my girl for?” This lasted for a good twenty minutes until they realized that I was not a girl then they both became awkward around me, Wood said. Some other stories can be pretty horrible compared to this story. “Last year I had a roommate that was gay and he was a furry,” said sophomore Bryce Dotson. A furry is a person who dresses up as an animal and has an alternate persona of that animal. “His boyfriend ... would never shower or brush his teeth.
See DRAMA | Page 2
EXERCISING THROUGH ZUMBA
Enrollment numbers for University, Firelands down
Reasons for decline due to rise in economy, University more selective of students By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
SHEILA HOEGLER | THE BG NEWS
ZUMBA CLASS instructed by David Baker and Amanda Watkins in the Rec Center.
WISCONSIN DROPS FALCONS The BG Football team was defeated by Wisconsin 68-17 Saturday afternoon in Madison. Wisconsin rushed for a modern-era Big Ten record of 644 yards. The Falcons begin conference play next week. | PAGE 3
Both the University’s main campus and Firelands have gone down in enrollment this academic year. While the University went down in body count by 2.4 percent, the Firelands campus went down in student body count by 6.3 percent. However, Joseph Frizado, vice provost for Academic Operations and Assessments for the University, said the two numbers are probably not connected. There are a number of different influences of the enrollment numbers at both Firelands and the University. Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Firelands
Dean Schnurr said one of the reasons the numbers might be down for Firelands is because of the economy. “Regional campuses are countercyclical to the economy,” he said. “As the economy improves, there is a drop in enrollment because students take classes because they didn’t have jobs and will go back and drop out of education if they get one.” However, as compared to other regional campuses, Firelands has experienced the least drop in the area. Frizado said this is because even though many students go to Firelands to pursue an associate’s degree, there are certain degrees
INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS Columnist Abigail Kruse talks about the influence that many professors have had on her as a student. These teachers encourage her to be the best she can be and is grateful for their efforts. | PAGE 4
where students can get a four year degree. “They can be pursued online or having professors from main campus go to Firelands,” he said. This may have caused a less decrease than the other surrounding colleges like Owens and Terra, who have decreased into double digits, Frizado said. Because of the decrease in students, Schnurr said the Firelands is taking their budget into consideration. “We are taking a close look to our budget to reduce operation budgets,” he said. “But we may have to use some of our reserves to offset
See FIRELANDS | Page 2
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF A FIGHT YOU HAD WITH YOUR ROOMMATE? “Eating his food.” Jim Knippen Junior, Finance