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Monday, December 16, 2013
Volume 93, Issue 48
Graffiti offers perspective, way to express creativity Local artists paint buildings, bring culture to town; police call art “criminal mischief” Reported graffiti cases IN BOWLING GREEN:
By Abby Welsh News Editor
A masked artist hovering over the Bowling Green city sidewalk downtown is but a shadow in the night, about to show his true colors across town. He calls it graffiti art. His paint-
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asked to remain anonymous, has tagged more than 80 buildings, sidewalks and public properties throughout Bowling Green, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. He uses the tag name of
Green Police Division.
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When former student Albert Talcott makes a decision, he hears Professor Doug Wayland’s voice in his head. “I think of things he would say, I have such a Doug-critical ear,” Talcott said. “I think about what I would ask him about real-life situations because he was so smart.” Wayland, an adjunct associate professor of voice and opera in the College of Musical Arts, died Nov. 25 at the age of Doug 59. He was closer with his students than Wayland most professors. Died Nov. 25 He would not only meet them for voice lessons once a week, but he coached their barbershop quartet, took them out to dinner and brought them medicine when they were sick. “He really cared and he really listened,” said Talcott. Talcott thinks more about Wayland during the holidays, as he helped Wayland decorate his house for Christmas one year. Wayland also brought Talcott flu medicine when he was sick and his car was buried under snow in lot 12. “He was standing there with four bags from Kroger,” Talcott said. “That was really incredible.”
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STUDENTS PREPARE for up coming exams at “Study on Sunday” hosted by the Learning Commons on Sunday afternoon at the Library.
students helping students “Study on Sunday” offers peer-to-peer teaching, place for professional experience By William Channell Reporter
USG focuses on next semester goals Hopes to work on Academic Honest Policy By Kendra Clark In Focus Editor
A senior is looking forward to his last semester both as president of the student body and a student at the University. “Looking at the semester, we worked through a lot of issues,” said Alex Solis, president of the Undergraduate Student Government. “I’m happy with the progress.” USG started out strong with two resolutions passed at the beginning of the semester, Solis said. One resolution formally stated that USG supports Not In Our Town, a grassroots campaign designed to promote diversity and inclusion. The other resolution said USG supported the chant “Ay Ziggy Zoomba” to become an official fight song along side the current fight song, “Forward Falcons.” This resolution was passed to the Board of Trustees, who just recently passed it themselves. “Even though it’s a small change, it’s nice we could make that change,” Solis said. “It’s the song that students know.” Vice President David Neely is happy with the
When senior Candis Rooker graduates in two weeks and eventually gets hired as a teacher, she’ll have had plenty of practice in the field. Rooker was just one the many student tutors providing their services at the Learning Commons during its “Study on Sunday” event this past weekend. “I’m going to be a teacher,”
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ALLISON GAIER, senior, helps freshman Roy Zhang study materials for his up coming exams.
EXAM SERIES 1: PLACES TO STUDY Library offers group, independent study spots Student can prepare for finals in a building that was designed to help them study. Sara Bushong, dean of libraries, said Jerome’s environment is conducive to studying because “we designed it with students’ input and with what worked in other libraries.” “The eighth floor is quiet study, and the furniture is set up for one person to study at a time,” she said. “But the seventh floor is better for group study or meeting for a group project.” Sara Jerome offers students a variety of services through a helpful Bushong staff, Bushong said. Students can go to the Learning Commons for tutors, ask a librar- Dean of ian for help with research or go to the student technology assistance Libraries center, whose staff can aid in finishing that final project Prezi. For finals week Jerome has extended its hours; it is open 24 hours a day this week from Sunday to Thursday.
Rolling Along in kentucky The BG men’s basketball team defeated the Morehead State University Eagles 67-61 on the road Sunday. It was the first time the Falcons won a non-conference road game since their 2011 victory at Florida International University. | PAGE 3
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Professor featured on “House Hunters International” Matt Kutz travels to Rwanda on scholarship sponsored by US government By Dylanne Petros Copy Chief
When students turn on their TV, they might see assistant professor Matt Kutz on their screens. Matt, who teaches in the school of Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies, was featured on the HGTV show, “House Hunters International” with his family. Matt and his family moved to Rwanda from January to July of this year because he got a Fulbright Scholarship. Before moving to Rwanda, Matt sent “House Hunters International” an email asking to be on the show, he said.
Rise and decline
After a month or two, the show contacted him and set up a time for filming, as the show hadn’t featured any houses in Africa, he said. Once Matt and his family got to Rwanda, they looked at around 20 houses before choosing the house they wanted. “When we picked the house, [“House Hunters International”] came, filmed the house we actually picked and then two random ones … we looked at and re-enacted,” Matt said. Filming happened in March 2013 and the crew was there for a week. “I couldn’t wait to wake up every morning,” Angie said.
From the point of view of America, Columnist Derek Sutter explains the rise and decline of the country through the past couple decades, and talks about various events. | PAGE 4
“You literally spend all day [filming].” While her husband was teaching, Angie had time to homeschool their two children. “I bought a whole curriculum on Africa when we found out were going t here,” she said. “We talked a lot about Nelson Mandela and v isited his hometown.” Homeschooling wasn’t just out of convenience for Angie and the boys, though. “[It was] something that we could keep steady to make the transition better,” she said. Being far away from family for
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What would you write if you were a graffiti artist? “Something provocative” Brandon Busuttil Sophomore, Sports Management