The BG News 2.9.17

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Bowling Green State University Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Volume 96, Issue 42

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Students have different experiences studying abroad through University programs and on their PAGE 9 own. | PAGE 2

Columist responds to “On interracial relationships PAGE 5

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Students study abroad by different means

By Shelby Spencer Reporter Students can have vastly different experiences when studying abroad, depending on the programs or classes they take.

There are several ways a student can study abroad. Whether that be enrolling themselves in a foreign program, or using one of the University’s programs through the Education Abroad Office.

Studying in another country can be exciting, and frustrating as well. While some students have to overcome the culture shock of a new country, most say that being surrounded with a different

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atmosphere is one and chemistry of the best things student Hayley you can do for Ruff also traveled internal growth. the Netherlands, Senior Megan s t u d y i n g Stahl spent a neuroscience summer in a and fulfilling her directing program humanities credits at the MET Film at the University’s School in Berlin, partner, VU Germany.

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She She said there lived in Amsterdam were some for six months but struggles that she didn’t have the had to overcome best experience while being away when it came to the from home, but the academics and credit overall experience transfers. was worth it. “[VU Amsterdam] “I wasn’t used was awful in terms of to the city life, communicating, and or even public their grade scale did t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,” not convert well to PHOTO PROVIDED BY STAHL Stahl said. “It took ours,” Ruff said. a few weeks to Megan Stahl enrolled in a film program in Berlin without going through a University program.

She said she also adjust, but once I had issues getting got comfortable, it was the best time of to help her in that project. support from the University education The short film will be premiering in the abroad program back home. my life.”

Stahl enrolled in the program on her Gish.

“They switched abroad advisors midShe said her study abroad experience way through my process, lost all my own, unaffiliated with the University or Study Abroad Office, and she said the has infected her with the urge to travel. paperwork and made me start from program was relatively cheap compared After she finished her program she was square one with the semester only being able to visit the Netherlands, England and a month from ending,” Ruff said. to tuition in the U.S. She has used her experience since the Czech Republic.

She said she had sent multiple emails “The world is my oyster, and I’m excited and calls that went unanswered while she returning to Bowling Green.

Stahl said she is working on a short film to see even more different countries,” was in Amsterdam, and didn’t have much this semester called “Holy Toledo” and has Stahl said. luck communicating when she got home Junior pre-med neuroscience either. used lots of her study abroad experience

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By Courtney Brown Reporter Bowling Green’s 20 MW solar panel field is making progress, and even with various challenges the field powered out 19.6 MW just recently, as reported

by Mayor Richard Edwards at city council Monday.

The goal of last year was to get the field producing up to 20 MW, and it hasn’t made it there yet, but city Utilities Director Brian O’Connell said it will soon.

“It will get to 20 MW, but with solar you don’t get a guaranteed 20 MW every day,” the utility director said. “We’re kind of at the mercy of whatever nature decides to give us.”

Weather affects just about every renewable energy source; especially solar. On cloudy days, the solar field can produce as little as 5 MW, O’Connell said.

Night time is also a challenge for solar since there’s no incoming sunlight.

Battery technology for renewable sources is still developing, and right now it’s not capable of storing large amounts of energy for long periods of time yet.

Despite the challenges, O’Connell said solar is paying off and it’s really

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“The project is worth it right now. We expect, in time, there will be no increase in our power supply costs,” he said.

And the power coming from the solar panels is already commercial, O’Connell said.

The solar energy is going to be especially useful in the summer, when there’s a lot of sunlight and many people cranking on their air conditioning units, he said.

Bowling Green is making its way to become a more sustainable city, but in 2018 it’s still projected to get 51 percent of its energy from coal because of a contract with Prairie State.

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Recycling competition to draw awareness

By Amber Jones Social Media Editor The RecycleMania 2k17 tournament has commenced, and the University Director of Sustainability Nick Hennessy hopes that it will be a friendly competition amongst residence halls to see which one can recycle the most, while drawing awareness to the benefits of recycling in this eight-week tournament.

The tournament goes from Feb. 5 through April 1. While the competition is happening on campus, the University is also competing each year nationally against other college and university recycling programs in the United States and Canada.

In 2015, for the second year in a row, the University’s total recycling numbers were compared to universities across the nation, and was ranked 116th in the competition.

“When the contest started out years ago, BGSU was one of the first schools to ever participate in it. We are considered to be one of the pioneers of recyclemania,” Hennessy said.

Residence halls competing to be the

“When the contest started out years ago, BGSU was one of the first schools to ever participate in it. We are considered to be one of the pioneers of recyclemania,”

Nick Hennessy University Director of Sustainability recycling champions have always been a part of the University’s recyclemania tourney to boost campus moral while also reducing waste and increasing recycling.

“The residence halls are a big source of

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Recyclomania will help raise awareness through a recycling competition in dorm halls. recycling and trash, so we try to generate excitement on campus and have a friendly competition,” Hennessy said.

To keep track of how much recycling and waste is being collected for the tournament, Hennessy works closely with the University recycling provider, Waste Management Inc., and the Student Recycling crew to make sure the total weight of recycling each week is accurate.

“For the national competition, I have to submit recycling and waste weights online every week. I am given a total weight of our recycling by our recycling provider Waste Management Inc. I also have the student recycling crew keep track of what they are picking up at each residence hall with a data sheet,” Hennessy said.

At the end of each week, the recycling and waste is calculated by pounds per student and is posted on the BGSU Sustainability page to provide weekly standings for each resident hall.

To keep the energy and campus morale of recycling alive, Savannah Heck, intern for the office of sustainability, is coordinating events such as “Caught Green Handed” and “Green Sunday” into the competition.

People are rewarded if they were caught “green handed” while recycling their items.

The very green prizes included gift cards and reusable cups from Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, and money cards to the student union and dining halls.

Residence halls get involved in the fun

by participating in Green Sunday, which consists of the student recycling crew and resident life employees going to residence halls knocking on doors asking people if they have any recycling they can collect.

“The contest is not all about: let’s see who can collect the most cans, bottles and paper, it’s about: how else can we reduce waste because overall, we just want to have less trash,” Hennessy said.

According to The Office of Campus Sustainability website, the office operates within Campus Operations to fulfill three overarching goals established through University’s “Climate Action Plan” to achieve institutional carbon neutrality by 2040: reduction of emissions through energy efficiency, waste reduction and resource conservation by recycling and reuse initiatives, education, awareness and outreach.

“RecycleMania is an awareness program; that’s why it is so important. It’s making people in your community, and on your campus, aware of the importance of recycling as a practice,” Hennessy said. “Not only are we saying this is how you do it, but also, ‘this is why you should.’ This can that is being recycled can be made into another can. These plastic bottles can be recycled and made into a hoodie, t-shirt or park bench. Every time we conserve resources and re-use the things that we recycle, we help the environment.”

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PEOPLEON THESTREET If you could travel anywhere where would it be?

“New Zealand. Lord of the Rings was filmed there and it’s pretty.”

BY: RACHEL KLENTZ

In response to Tuesday’s “On interracial relationships” The fetishization of people of color in this country has been an issue since before the colonization of the Western world itself. While diversity in the United States is indeed on the rise, the growing political climate has also made white supremacy braver as it infiltrates our executive branch and hate crimes in the U.S. begin to rise.

I am a product of an interracial relationship.

My father, for as little as I know about him, was a black and Native American man. My mother is Irish, German and Hungarian with red hair and blue eyes to match. So imagine my surprise, and disgust, when I opened The BG News and read that “interracial couples can make beautiful babies. Interracial relationships have so many benefits, can even be a fun ‘fetish’ for many.”

To avoid getting into semantics, the definition of interracial is actually “of, involving, or designed for members of different races.” The definition itself does not include anything about the interaction of those different races, be it platonic or romantic. Also, an interracial relationship does not have to involve a white individual to be considered interracial as the column used in its examples. Interracial couples can also involve

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Erika Heck Columnist someone who is Latinx and someone who is Black; or someone who is Asian and someone who is Latinx; or someone who is Black and someone who is Asian.

While it is in the author’s opinion that “interracial relationships have the power to completely end racism,” it is fact that this is not ever going to be the case. Despite popular belief, people who are racist have the capability to be in interracial relationships. Historically, white supremacists have slept with women of color in an attempt to “dilute” the skin color of future U.S. citizens and to “dilute” the people and their culture.

How do white supremacists and racists in interracial relationships have the power “to completely end racism,” when their entire ideology sees black bodies as just a capitalist

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commodity and want to eliminate those people?

In 2016, there were 60.25 million married couples in the United States. As of 2014, 35 percent of all marriages were interracial and interracial marriage is still projected to rise as the demographics of the United States begin to change. Does this mean that interracial marriage is still the minority? Yes. But that does not mean people aren’t “embracing” interracial dating. In fact, it means quite the opposite.

Of course people are still going to think interracial dating and marriages are “taboo.” In 2016, we saw the case of Loving v. Virginia come to life on the silver screen, the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage in 1968. It is going to take more than “beautiful mixed babies,” tolerance and embracing to end racism in U.S. society. It is going to take action, unlearning racist and white supremacist behaviors, and dismantling our institutions of racism before we can even think about it being completely over.

As an active member of the BDSM community, I found it to be incredibly racist and offensive to my community that interracial dating could be seen as a “fun fetish.” People of color have been fetishized for decades and to promote this

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The steps to graduate school

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end of the spring term is quickly approaching, and you might be thinking, what’s next? Many of you will be applying to jobs, however a select few of you will apply to graduate school. In the current job market, it may be incredibly beneficial for you to consider graduate school.

Whatever the reason, there are a few things to consider when making your decision. First, know what you’re getting yourself into. Graduate school is a lot of work. You will likely have to write a thesis, which involves a lot of research and possibly an experiment. It will be frustrating, repetitive and sometimes hopeless, but you when you finish you’ll feel wonderful and will have an amazing project under your belt.

Graduate school is your opportunity to explore the things that interest you with minimal other distractions. During your undergraduate degree, you’re only responsibility is to do well in your classes. However, in graduate school you’ll probably take one class a semester, and the rest of the time is reading or research credits done predominately on your own time.

Time management is vital in graduate school, otherwise you will fall behind.

Cari Ritzenthaler Columnist Now that you know what you’re taking on, you need to think about the kind of advisor you want to work with. Your advisor will guide you through your studies; therefore you want to make sure you can work well together.

Make sure you reach out to them before applying to work with them. Start a conversation with them about why you think their work aligns with your interests, and why you would be a good asset to them.

Additionally, visit them if you can, in order to see the university and ensure you like the area.

However, your ability to work well with you advisor is the most important factor you should consider when deciding where to start your graduate training. You need a good supporter to be successful in your graduate studies.

The next important thing to consider is what

you want to do following your graduate career.

Depending on what you want to do, you could unintentionally over qualify yourself for that job.

So, it’s important to explore jobs that you are interested in and see what the expectation is.

Though over qualification can occasionally be dealt with because you still have the skills they may want. Unfortunately, higher degrees often come with expected higher pay. So, those jobs only looking for someone with a Master’s degree may turn down someone with a doctorate anyway solely because they don’t want to pay them more.

The time commitment for graduate school is significant, but you will learn a lot and prepare yourself for a future career. It will also be stressful, so be careful to protect your mental health and seek help when you need it. Overall, enjoy the time! Be sure to network at every event you can because while it is important to gain skills to get a job, it’s equally important to have a wonderful group of colleagues who can help you along the way.

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Sex education proves necessary As a kid, talking about sex anywhere near an adult is very uncomfortable. There is a feeling of “I don’t want to be having this conversation now, or ever, so I’m just going to try to get it over with as fast as possible.”

This doesn’t create an open dialogue where kids can ask their parents questions about sex or bring it up when they feel like they’re ready for it.

It’s super important that we change this and make sex education, at home and at school, comfortable and comprehensive for all children.

Abstinence only education may prevent some teens or adults from having sex before marriage, but it is safer for everyone to make sure they are able to have sex safely.

Sex isn’t a bad thing, and it shouldn’t be treated as such. If we can change the cultural conversation around sex, we give people the tools to take care of their bodies and navigate their sex lives safely. Girls deserve to know what is typical for their sex organs, but I don’t know anyone who was taught the insand-outs of what should be going on down there.

Boys should know what’s normal to them, too.

Meredith Siegel Columnist It’s also super important that we cover all kinds of sexualities and the intricacies of gender. If sex education isn’t inclusive, then it is still missing all kinds of people. Sex education is meant to educate, and if it’s not reaching its entire intended audience then something needs to be changed.

One of the most positive outcomes of better sex education is that it helps prevent rape. You won’t find many people who support rape.

The vast majority of people will say that rape is heinous and unacceptable. Yet, there is still a basic misunderstanding of what rape is.

This basic misunderstanding that rape isn’t just men jumping out of bushes because their sexual desire is so strong they can’t control themselves

leads to rape culture.

This is a term most of us have heard, but it still gets dismissed. Rape culture exists because people dismiss what actually causes rape, and when the rape isn’t necessarily violent (but still very much violating and traumatizing) we might not even consider it rape.

Rape culture exists because when a young boy with promise rapes someone he is let off the hook.

Rape culture exists because there is still a belief that boys can’t be raped, and girls can’t be rapists.

If we are all taught at a young age what sex, consent and rape are, then there will be fewer complicated situations where maybe the rapist thought they had consent when their partner didn’t say no. More in-depth sex education will help everyone get the tools they need to be safe in potentially dangerous situations, and it will change the culture surrounding how we talk about sex.

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Relationships Continued from Page 5 through interracial dating promotes white supremacy. “Race play” is a very real thing in the community which is where participants take on the roles/stereotypes of different races to enact a power dynamic. A common scene is a submissive taking on the role of a slave and the dominant taking the role of

a plantation owner; white submissives will go as far as putting themselves in blackface.

I agree interracial relationships are to be celebrated and embraced. Without interracial love, I don’t know who I would be as a person. I am a tri-racial woman because of interracial dating. But please refrain from

fetishization when celebrating these relationships.

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“They’d either direct me to another department, and [then] they would all inevitably direct me back to study abroad.

Who would then basically say ‘sorry about your luck,’” Ruff said.

Ruff said she has always loved to travel, and still does, but she recommends people to save up money and travel during their summers rather than while they are in school.

She said that some students probably do have good experiences with the University Education Abroad Program, but she has heard from several students that were also disappointed.

The University Education Abroad Program did not return interview requests.

According to the University website, there are hundreds of study abroad opportunities in over 40 countries, which can be done for a single semester or a whole year. There are also short term programs where students can travel with other University travelers and professors to experience a different culture.

The University also has partnerships with 44 different universities in 21 countries, as well as internship and co-op opportunities.

the company owning Bowling Green’s solar field, has been contracted and set up to make up about 5 percent of the city’s energy in 2018, according to Bowling Green Solar Project documents.

That may look like a small amount of energy, but the goal for the future is to get Bowling Green’s energy from renewable sources up to 38 percent, Assistant Utilities Director Daril Stockburger said.

The city can get to that point, but if it plans to get get past 50 percent, then its contract with Prairie State is going to have to run its course. The contract with the coal company has been in place with the city since mid-2000, O’Connell said.

The city’s contract with Prairie State actually began in 2007, and it has received plenty of criticism from Bowling Green residents over the previous years because of how expensive it was, and because of the long-term commitment required with the company.

The contract was set for 50 years, according to Ohio Citizen Action’s website. It’s then projected to end in 2057.

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Spring Expo matches students with jobs

By Maxwell Brickner Reporter The Perry Fieldhouse usually houses athletes clad in sports gear, but Feb. 7, it instead held University students clad in business suits.

That’s because the University Career Center held their annual spring EXPO, an event designed to play matchmaker between student and employer. The goal of the spring EXPO was for employers and employees to find a perfect match.

At an Association for Computing Machinery meeting on Jan. 31, University students were already preparing. Susan Denton, of the insurance titan Medical Mutual, advised a room full of Computer Science students on how to perform at their best during the career fair.

Denton’s first rule: be who you are.

“If you pretend you’re one way and you’re not, [you’re] not going to be a good fit for the company,” Denton said.

She then stressed the importance of both the employee and the employer being right for each other.

A less obvious factor Denton mentioned was higher conversion rates for a company meant a full time job becomes more likely after the

internship is over.

Some companies hire interns without the intention of bringing them on as full time hires later. Those companies have low conversion rates.

However Denton can boast a 90 percent conversion rate from intern to full employee.

That is because her company, Medical Mutual, specifically hires interns with the intention that they later can become full-time employees.

That’s a win-win for the employee and the employer because the internship is more likely to result in a full time job.

Denton wasn’t alone in emphasizing employee happiness as a goal for the employer.

Near the start of the event, Cedar Point Foods Manager Victor Rhodes offered a group of students some advice about how they hire.

“We hire based off what you want to do, not what you have experience in,” Rhodes said.

Supply chain students who want to effortlessly drift supplies around the nation need look no further then Toyota.

Kirsten Kendra, a Toyota recruiter, was looking for students who could take the initiative, the go getters and employees who could adapt to new situations. Carless students still have a shot, Kendra said.

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At noon the EXPO was in high gear. Lines crowded around employers for students to share their resumes, but junior Computer Science major Zaren Wienclaw had a different goal. He’s not here to look for a job, but he’s keeping his eyes peeled for something else.

“I’m here for the networking opportunities and the occasional free gift,” PHOTO BY SARAH NORTH Students met potential employers at the Field House Wednesday.

Wienclaw said.

Sometimes people skills pilot an airline needs to thrive. The Captain notes trump technical expertise.

David Potz, a sales manager for Heidelberg that positions like his hold special responsibility.

“That full authority, and responsibility of the Distribution, and a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale aircraft” was something Captain Richter clearly aficionado, scouts the job fair. Potz had his sights respected and held in high regard. set on an outgoing, hardworking and ambitious Students who missed the EXPO can get a sales intern, the kind that can seal a deal.

Scott Richter, a captain for Endevor Air, second shot at a job this semester if they hurry. normally enjoys flying jets like the CRJ-200 The BGSU Career Center will be having an etiquette dinner for students who RSVP with “because it flies like a sportscar.”

Captain Richter landed at the EXPO to recruit employers on Feb. 21. the kind of motivated, alert, and well-structured

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Hockey plays Mercyhurst at home

By Zane Miller Assistant Sports Editor The Falcons hockey team will face the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday night in a one game homestand in the final nonconference matchup of the season.

This will be the first time these teams have played against each other, so neither team is exactly sure what to expect from the other side.

“We just watched the video [of Mercyhurst] yesterday and today,” Falcons head coach Chris Bergeron said. “I just find when you go outside a conference, you’re looking for a team that wants to knock people off from other conferences and prove that they play in a strong conference. So we’re not quite sure what to expect; you can only learn so much on video. I don’t know a lot about their players, but I’m expecting a very difficult game.”

The team is also looking to be a part of an energetic game with the series being only one game.

“There’s just one game for both teams this weekend, so you put all your energy into that one game,” Bergeron said. “It’s pretty similar week in and week out. It looks like a good team; they had two tight games last week against Sacred Heart and that’s what we’re watching.”

The game will also have an unusual start time, beginning at 5:07 p.m., instead of the typical start time for home games of 7:07 p.m.

“I don’t think it affects much,” Bergeron said. “We’re going to push back our meal, and we may not skate on Saturday officially; maybe more of just an optional, but we played at five o’clock at the Huntington Center in Toledo at the end of December. It didn’t seem to affect us, so I’m not expecting it to affect us very much.”

“This is the schedule, so I hope it comes at a good time for us to get away, and rest mentally and physically a little bit,” Bergeron said. “After the game Saturday, I thought it came at a bad time, because you want to get back playing and you want to get back feeling good about how you’re playing. We have an opportunity Saturday to do that.”

There will also be quite a bit of hoopla surrounding the game, as BGSU’s Ice Arena will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, with former Falcon hockey players and other alumni who plan to attend the game.

“I’m very excited,” Bergeron said. “First of all, from a selfish standpoint, I’m happy that we get to play another game [to] get us back out there and hopefully feel better about the way we’re playing. From a program perspective, it’s always a great time when ex-BG hockey players come into town, and to be celebrating 50 years of the Ice Arena.”

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Mens basketball defeats Kent State

By Aaron Parker Sports Editor The University mens basketball team secured another overtime win on Tuesday against Kent State with a game sealing layup by sophomore forward Demajeo Wiggins, with 1.3 seconds remaining in the contest.

The win is the second overtime victory in a row for the team, since they defeated Toledo in double overtime just three days prior.

In the 14 remaining seconds of overtime, the Golden Flashes made a layup to increase their lead 83-79 over the Falcons. On the very next play, freshman guard Rodrick Caldwell hit a deep straight ahead three over a Kent State defender to close the gap to one with 7.2 seconds left in the overtime. Kent State then tried to inbound the ball but turned it over

against the Bowling Green defense. “[Lillard] did a great job of pressuring him. That’s what we wanted to do. We have a package at the end of the game on how we want to pressure, and we executed it to perfection,” head coach Michael Huger said. “That was probably the best execution job that we did on the defensive end, and it was a tough pass to make. He turned the ball over, and we had a chance.”

The next play was a draw up for Caldwell, who drove to the basket for a potential game winning layup. The 5’10” guard threw up a circus shot that didn’t get close to the rim, but Wiggins was there to take the ball and get the tip-in layup between two Golden Flash defenders for the 84-83 Falcon win.

“I told Rod to drive it, drive it. We didn’t have any timeouts left,” Huger said. “And I told Demajeo and those guys to rebound,

and see if we could get it. And he got it.

That was big, that was big.”

The 5-0 game winning run by the team garnered national attention and was featured on the evening segment of ESPN’s SportsCenter.

This win pushes the Falcon win streak to three, all against Mid-American Conference teams. It is the first time since Huger has joined the team that they have won three in a row against conference opponents.

This is also only the second time in program history that the Falcons have won back to back games in overtime. The Falcons are now 11-13 overall and 5-6 in the MAC. The team is now one game away from taking the second overall spot in the conference.

The team will return home on Saturday at noon to go up against MAC opponent Buffalo.

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Patriots win Super Bowl LI 34-28

By Jacob Poverman Sports Reporter For the fifth time since 2002, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots hoist the Lombardi Trophy over their heads for all of New England to relish.

Pretty cliché, am I right? Love him or hate him, Tom Brady just solidified himself as the greatest football player of all time. Exactly what happened this past Sunday for such a tragic event to occur?

As crazy as it sounds, the Patriots have been held scoreless the first quarter in all seven of their Super Bowl appearances. This gave Atlanta two first quarter possessions to put points on the board and they failed. It only took the Falcons the second play in the second quarter for the momentum to pick up.

Falcons rookie linebacker Deion Jones forced a LeGarrette Blount fumble on the designed draw play. Five plays and 67 yards later, the Falcons struck first on a 5 yard Devonte Freeman touchdown.

The Patriots failed to answer and went three and out the next drive. Atlanta capitalized on their momentum by going 61 yards through the air, where Matt Ryan found rookie tight end Austin Hooper for a 19-yard touchdown.

The Patriots finally saw things going their way. On three third downs in a row, the Falcons committed defensive holding penalties that prolonged the Patriots drive. Giving the Patriots extra downs will usually end up costing you, but a rare Tom Brady pick six intended for Danny Amendola saw the Falcons up 21-0 with two minutes into the half. The Pats settled for a field goal at the end of the half and viewers quickly changed the channel before Lady Gaga had the chance to fall from the sky.

However, I knew this game was far from over. Growing up in Massachusetts and loathing the Patriots, I have seen this before. Twice my beloved Baltimore Ravens blew two separate 14 points in the 2014 AFC divisional round. Poor Falcons fans, little did they know what was about to come. One cannot count out Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, especially in the Super Bowl.

Atlanta picked up right where they left off and on their second possession.

Tevin Coleman, the second of the double headed dragon that is the Falcons running attack waltzed in for a touchdown on a 6 yard check down pass from Matt Ryan.

Finally, we saw the Tom Brady we know and “love.” Brady managed 64 passing

yards and ended with a 5-yard passing touchdown to James White. However, Stephen Gostkowski struck the right upright on the point after attempt, pretty much summing up the Patriots day in one play. Bill Belichick, being down 28-9 called for a surprise onside that ended up being recovered by Atlanta and gave the Falcons possession on the New England 41-yard line. It was at this moment, New England had a 0.3 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl, and it would only increase from there.

On the first play after recovering the onside kick, Matt Ryan hit Austin Hooper for a 9-yard gain, ball on the 32-yard line.

If the Falcons elected to kick a field goal on 2 and 1, Matt Bryant could have hit the 49-yard attempt and the Falcons would have virtually won the Super Bowl. After that nine-yard completion on first down, the Falcons were sacked and penalized twice, just enough yards to force them to punt.

The Patriots managed to score three points on their first possession of the fourth, but Donta Hightower managed a strip sack on Matt Ryan deep on the Falcons own territory. This would set up a Brady to Amendola touchdown and a successful two-point conversion from

James White.

Up eight with 4:47 left in the fourth, Matt Ryan connected with Julio Jones for a spectacular 27-yard toe drag catch.

Atlanta had the ball first and ten on the New England twenty-two-yard line. You must run the ball here. Simple as that.

However, Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan called for three pass plays that ended with an incompletion, an offensive holding call, and a sack which forced the Falcons to punt. A series of plays very similar to the ones called after the onside recovery. Twice, Shanahan had the chance to run the ball on the Patriots side of the field and did not, a decision I am sure will haunt him for his career.

Once again, Brady would march down the field with ease and score on the depleted defense of the Falcons, and once again they would convert the twopoint conversion to send the game into overtime.

The Patriots received the ball first and managed to get the ball to the Falcons two-yard line. As Vic Beasley and the rest of the Falcons defense were gasping for air, James White crossed the goal line on a two-yard touchdown, securing the Patriots fifth Super Bowl victory in 15 years.

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By Kari Myers Reporter This year marks the first year the University waterski team has qualified for regionals.

After a temporary break, the team started back up in 2002. The team grows every year, and currently has about 25 members. Team members rely on their own connections to find places to practice.

“There’s always been a member of the team that has access to a private lake or public water with a boat,” Waterski Team President Ali Mollet said.

The team meets during the summer to prepare for the season ahead, which is considerably short compared to sports such as baseball, football and basketball. The practices begin when school starts, all the way up until it’s no longer warm enough outside.

The team competes in tournaments every weekend in September. During these tournaments, the team spends a lot of time with their competitors.

“All the teams are good friends because we all get to see each other on the weekends and hang out, and usually other teams aren’t that close to their competition,” junior Trace Mollet said.

Some members, such as A. Mollet and sophomore Alyssa Rokita, have been water-

skiing for most of their lives, and decided to come to the University strictly for the waterski team. Other members, such as freshman Casey Kronour and freshman Sam Kronour, have done little to no competitive waterskiing in their lives.

The only requirement to join the team is that you have to be able to swim.

“We prefer people who have at least tried it once and definitely can swim,” junior Kyle Artz said.

However, the requirements to compete are different.

“You can only have five guys and five girls compete for each event, so we just take whoever is the best [in a certain event]. You could be the best jumper and go the furthest, but be not so good at slalom [a type of skiiing], so you won’t compete in that one but be the top seat for the jump,” T. Mollet said.

A. Mollet said waterskiing is a team sport, as the men’s and women’s scores are combined.

“This is very much a team sport. If you have one person that’s a rockstar, and the rest of their team isn’t very good, then that team isn’t going to go very far,” junior Luke Nugent said.

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KLOTZ FLORAL GIFT & GARDEN CENTER 906 Napoleon Road 419-353-8381 | 800-353-8351 www.klotzflorist.com The residents of Bowling Green can find a large selection of bouquets locally this Valentine’s Day season at Klotz Floral Design & Garden. Students can find special Valentine’s Day deals either in the shop or on their website for the special someone in their lives.

“From romantic roses to impressive modern bouquets, we can help you select beautiful and affordable flowers for Valentine’s Day,” says the shop, according to their website.

For this season, they displayed their six most popular arrangements in a slideshow on the front page of their website. Included in the site’s top picks is Chic Romance, a round vase filled with a mixture of red roses and small white flowers for $89.95, Teleflora’s True Lovelies Bouquet, which comes with a gazed ceramic vase filled a mixture of red roses, pink alstroemeria, red miniature carnations, huckleberry, seeded eucalyptus and lemon leaf for $44.95 and Two Hearts on Fire, a red vase featuring red roses and hydrangea with two red hearts for $79.95.

Store hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The store is also open on Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. “We are committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts, backed by service that is friendly and prompt” the website says.

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The Flower Basket has a wide array of floral arrangements for Valentine’s Day ranging from the very affordable “50 Kisses” bouquet for $19.95 to the “Heart’s Reflection” for $42.95., with a lot of selections in between.

With Valentine’s Day falling on Sunday this year, the store is open on Sunday for pick ups only from noon to 4 p.m. The store has extended its Saturday hours to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to accommodate last second shoppers.

There is a $7.97 local delivery fee for orders.

McKenzies has continued the long tradition of floral excellence with the Flower Basket, purchasing the store three years ago.

McKenzies has been in the business for 35 years with a store in Weston, and the Bowling Green location extends their ability to serve the public.

On the website their motto says, “Small Enough to Keep Things Fresh…Large Enough to Keep Things New…Unique Enough to be Truly Different!”

At Avas Flowers, flowers can be delivered straight to your house or your special someone’s place of work. They have a wide array of flowers arrangements for Valentine’s Day starting at $39.99 featuring the Carnation Mixed bouquet, What a Treat Bouquet, Joyous Tulip Bouquet, among others.

For a special Valentine’s Day price, they have a section of their website dedicated to Valentine’s Day, where you can find different deals of the day on flowers leading up to the holiday The web site features flash sales and same day delivery for many of its arrangements, conditions apply. They offer many different rose, daisy and carnation bouquets along with many other varieties.

Valentine’s Day flowers from Avas Flowers also can be delivered nationwide, so you can let someone special know that you love them whether they live across town or across the country. For more than 30 years, their focus has been on customer satisfaction, so they work hard to make sure that your sweetheart is impressed when you send them flowers from Avas, according to their web site.

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For couples craving a nice dinner without stretching their student budget, Easystreet Café, located on South Main Street in Bowling Green, offers an array of menu options ranging from chicken fingers to sirloin steak. Their Valentine’s Day special includes a steak and shrimp dinner with your choice of soup or salad for $16.99. Easystreet Café provides an intimate atmosphere that would suit any guest.

If you are seeking a more extravagant experience, Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi in Perrysburg offers dinner and a show; your food is cooked on a grill right in front of you! Nagoya also provides different dinner features weekly.

For those wanting to celebrate the holiday from the comfort of their couch, Pizza Hut is offering a Valentine’s Day special you can have delivered right to your door. This special is $13.99 and includes a heart shaped, one-topping pizza along with your choice of The Hershey’s triple chocolate brownie or The Ultimate Hershey’s chocolate chip cookie.

What a more romantic way to end your evening than with a movie? February has been a month for movie releases, with more than 30 set to release before the big holiday, movie goers will have many choices. Some of the top anticipated movies include all different genres.

If you want to be clinging onto your significant other in fear, the drama-thriller, Rings, is for you. If you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with the girls, consider seeing the romance-drama Fifty Shades Darker. Lastly, if you and your partner want to be drilled with action and suspense, you should check the times for the crimethriller, John Wick: Chapter 2.

There are several theaters close to campus students can chose from.

Cinemark Woodland Mall Cinema 5, the closest to campus, offers general admission tickets for $5.25. Rave Cinemas Levis Commons 12 general admission tickets are $10.25, but offer a student discount which brings the price down to $7.50. Additionally, only 20 miles from campus, Fallen Timbers also has a Rave Cinema where students can buy tickets for $5.75.

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Dating Apps

Popular for Some Students; Amusing to Others

By Samantha Hester Public Relations Writer In our ever-so technology dependent society, social media has made its way in almost everyone’s lives, especially on college campuses nationwide.

There is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. As if those weren’t enough, we need specific social media applications for dating. While there are various types of dating applications, I’ll focus on Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr.

To give a brief overview of each, these sites are social media profiles geared toward finding “the one” or finding “the one for one night.” Not to question anyone’s moral compass, but having some of these sites for not even 24-hours gives an interesting insight to one’s intentions.

Another similarity is these applications are based on location with hopes their users will find their match in either the same town or a town nearby.

We’ll start with Tinder; a lot of these sites are similar in the “swipe right, swipe left” aspect. For those who don’t know, swiping right means you/the other person is interested, swiping left is a mild-tomoderate swerve, if we’re using today’s newage lingo. If you and the other person both swipe right then it’s a match and you’re open to message them your best pick-up line.

Another similar site, which goes by the name of Bumble, shares the general idea of Tinder; however, the girl has to message their “match” first or the connection goes away after 24 hours. It’s all so confusing, I know. Some hold Bumble to a higher standard in comparison to Tinder, but I guess that’s dependent on what you’re looking for.

“I feel like 95 percent of the time the messages I received from guys were either weird or gross. This is probably why Bumble was set up for girls to initiate the conversation, but for me it was awkward – not to mention I didn’t take them too serious,” says BGSU junior Jorden Williams.

I’m admitting to using both of these sites, and I’ll also admit I deleted them, either because I got bored with it all or because some guys can’t take a hint after their fifth

message sent with no response. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way about social media dating. I have tried to give it a chance and roughly 9.7 times out of 10 I find myself uninterested with the process in general.

“I had [them] and sometimes when I’m in a new town I download them again. I’m then almost immediately reminded of why I deleted them in the first place,” says BGSU senior Marissa Rotilie.

While there are many critics of these dating sites, they are obviously successful for a reason. BGSU senior Tyler Batu says, “I have Tinder and Bumble and I like it because it’s kind of like people watching without leaving my bed.” Batu also adds he has these applications because they’re more popularly used in a college town.

In agreement with Batu, Williams also mentions she would use Tinder more for entertainment.

While these social media dating applications have settings for both heterosexual and gay users, one application in particular is used for gay men: Grindr.

Considering the fact that I am not a gay male, I cannot speak from experience on using this. Based on information from my app store, Grindr is a location-based social networking site where gay and same-sex guys chat, meet and date.

With it being February and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, these applications are in full swing. Whether you’re looking for lust or love, these sites seem to set the foundation of dating in the 21st century.

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Business donates to local nonprofits

By Kari Toncre Reporter A local boutique is donating a portion of their profits to a non-profit organization.

Eden Boutique in downtown Bowling Green is dedicating the second Wednesday of each month until October to give back a piece of their profits to a non-profit organization in the area. The day is known as “Eden Gives.”

Kati Thompson, owner of Eden Boutique, began “Eden Gives” in January.

“I knew from the start of opening the business that our purpose will be to give back,” Thompson said.

“We just really want to be positive within our community. We want to give back and it was on our hearts from the beginning,” Thompson and her staff chose non-profit organizations based on their personal connections to them.

The boutique donated 10 percent of their profits from Feb. 8 to Champions in Action.

“Champions in Action is a Christian nonprofit organization and ministry in Guatemala that connects disadvantaged youth to life-changing mentors through soccer,” Champions in Action founder Jonathan Jakubowski said.

The funds from Eden will support their soccer camps, soccer league, mentorship academy and soccer academy.

Last month, Eden Boutique also donated to Project Hope, an organization that does horse therapy. The non-profit for March is

Kids Count Too, which is a foster care and adoption agency. In April, Eden will donate to the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Foundation. In May, Eden will donate to Her Choice, a center where women can get free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds.

In addition to each organization’s Wednesday in their respective month from January to May, Eden Boutique will donate to Project Hope, Champions in Action, Kids Count Too, Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Foundation and Her Choice again on the second Wednesday from June to October. So, each organization will have two Wednesdays of donations throughout the year.

These non-profits are important to Thompson because she and her husband are foster parents, and these organizations will help benefit their foster children and other people in the community.

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“We did not want to wait to do what we are passionate about,” she said.

The public can help by specifically shopping on the second Wednesday of each month.

“We want people to come in and shop on this specific day, so they are not only supporting a local business, but also a nonprofit organization,” Thompson said.

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Support group offers discussion

By Adam Porter Reporter

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With the various issues facing the world lately, many people having been trying to make changes for the better, including the Students of Color support group.

“The Students of Color support group is for anyone who needs to express any conflict or issue to share,” Cara Goetz, graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said. “The talks are half facilitated and half open and is open to anyone from students to staff.”

Aisha Evans, Psychology Doctoral Intern, said the Students of Color support group was designed for students who identify themselves as a racial or ethnic minority.

“A lot of time students don’t feel supported and they need a space to talk about unique issues that they might be facing,” Evans said.

The groups have talks open to anything anyone wants to talks about, from local news to world news.

“We usually start by going around and asking group members what might be on their minds and pick an overarching theme. Topics can include how to connect with other students on campus, identifying mentors, creating a

community of support and the political climate,” Nidaa Shaikh, Psychology Intern, said.

Goetz’s expectation is to form a community for people of color.

“Our group is to unite and create networks and connections with the students, staff, faculty and so forth,” she said One of the goals Goetz has is that at the end of these talks, there’s a celebration with the Students of Color support group.

“We are looking forward to fostering a supportive and empowering community for students of color on campus,” Shaikh said.

The first group was 30 people, and they are hoping to expand that number as well.

Evans mentioned the group in the beginning talks about a common theme that everyone wants to talk about or is facing. If no topics are

brought up, they start talking about a random topic.

Evans hopes to have between 10 and 15 people in each session.

“I hope students do come, and hopefully that students come and engage in the session, and feel comfortable and express their concerns and views, as well as giving support,” she said.

The sessions are drop in, but people may come and go because most of the sessions occur during class times.

“We want to make the groups and sessions a welcoming environment, and welcome all students of color regardless of their ethical backgrounds,” said Evans.

The next meeting for the Students of Color support group is Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. in 318 Math Science Building. Future group times can be found through Campus Update.

“Students of Color support group was designed for students who identify themselves as a racial or ethnic minority.”

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The University Ice Arena is celebrating 50 years with Bowling Green High School Bobcat and BGSU Falcon hockey games with a pregame party, post-game reception, a skating show and a visit from Scott Hamilton and Aliza Cizny.

Ice sculptures will be on display in the Huntington Bank Parking lot downtown, along with the new Chillabration Tent serving beer, wine, snacks and entertainment from 4 to 11 p.m. on Feb. 11.

The 9th Annual Winterfest held in the city stretches from Feb. 10 to 12, which is always the usually weekend of the year.

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Students don’t give up on sanctuary campus

By Keefe Watson Campus Editor University students and staff members lined the walkway leading to the McFall Center before Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, rallying in support of a sanctuary campus petition created in November and denied by President Mary Ellen Mazey last month.

Despite efforts by some students and staff to have the topic of sanctuary campuses on the Faculty Senate agenda, it was once again was not placed on the

agenda.

However, Mazey did voluntarily speak about the topic during her update to the faculty and public present.

“It is about diversity and inclusion on this campus,” Mazey said. “We do support our Falcon students and the Office of International Programs has been supporting them, [and] we support the BRIDGE Act.” President Mazey holds true to her previous stance of denying sanctuary campus and supporting the BRIDGE Act. Mazey recently signed a letter, along with 600 other university presidents across

the country, put forward by the American Council on Education stating opposition to the Jan. 27 executive order limiting travel to the United States from certain countries.

The letter was addressed to Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly.

“You have inherited a wide array of challenges, central among them immigration and protection of our nation,” Mazey read from the letter.

The letter “set forth principles” about the roles of international students, faculty and staff at American campuses.

“International exchange is a core value and strength for American higher education,” Mazey read.

The letter credits international students and researchers with technological and scientific advances, and calls for policies that will both protect Americans while still allowing for international partnership.

Mazey emphasized the importance of not violating or going against any international laws.

“We must work within that legislative process and have respect for the law,” she said.

Since the last Faculty Senate meeting, Governor John Kasich proposed his budget, and Mazey talked about his proposal.

“The Governor has submitted his budget proposals to the state legislatures,” Mazey said. “And he did propose to freeze tuition and all fees.”

If the legislature approves the budget, then students can expect the tuition freeze to remain in place.

According to Mazey, the Governor also proposed increases in some need-based financial aid funding.

The Governor has also expressed an interest in cutting the costs of textbooks for students, proposing the idea of increasing tuition by $300, only if textbooks are in turn covered by the cost of tuition. Faculty Senate has created an ad hoc committee to address the rising textbook costs students face in an effort to learn more about those exact costs.

Provost Rodney Rogers highlighted the coming Presidents’ Day preview day on Feb. 20.

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year, and the entering class this fall is expected to once again be the largest in the University’s history.

Rogers also discussed House Bill 64 that was passed nearly two years ago.

Per the law, an analysis was done to compare enrollment in duplicate programs at the University and the University of Toledo.

“The state of Ohio, under House Bill 64…breaks that state into different regions,” Rogers said. “We are in the Northwest Ohio region with the University of Toledo.”

The President and Provosts of the two universities will meet soon to discuss programs held at both institutions where at least one has less than “robust”

winter they like to meet up and take snow skiing trips during the off-season to keep practicing even when there isn’t water around. They are even taking a trip to New York in February to go snowboarding and snow skiing.

enrollment.

About 15 of these programs exist.

The Faculty Senate also voted to create a new Masters in European Studies program.

If the program does come to fruition, it will be an interdisciplinary s t u d y incorporating study abroad and internship components.

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