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GETTING VOCAL As groups continue to express their opinions on campus, the idea of free speeech is called into question. | PAGE 2 An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University Tuesday April 25, 2017 | Volume 96, Issue 61

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Students weigh in on freedom of speech Although all public areas on campus are free game for free speech and assembly, the University has the right “to determine the time, place and manner of space and

By Courtney Brown Reporter

The Dilemma Free speech: Either our best friend or worst enemy. If people like what someone has to say, then it should be obvious to allow that person to speak freely on campus. But what if a potentially offensive group, like the Ku Klux Klan, wanted to exercise its First Amendment rights as well?

Therein lies the dilemma of free speech, especially when it concerns the University.

As many know simply by going to class, students do not have free reign when it comes to free speech on campus because

facilities” for assemblies and protests, according to the University’s Student Organization Polices. Riots, as well as anything else that disturbs the educational process, are prohibited.

The Union Oval, in front of the Student Union, is the University’s designated “Speak Out Area” and can be used on a first-come, first-served basis. Speak Out Areas are designed to be convenient places for free speech and assembly.

YES

“I think it should be open. People shouldn’t get offended as easily.” Brianna Bowley, Sophomore “It’s in an open setting, (so) if people don’t like what’s being said, they can just walk away.” - Destiny Melhinch, Sophomore “I don’t think there should be any restrictions. I love (controversial topics); it sparks conversation.” - Cole Highhouse, Sophomore

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What’s Allowed and What’s Not

“There should be some restrictions. At the beginning of the year there was this preacher guy... not everyone wanted to hear that.” – Lubin Owusu-Ansah, Freshman

The University is a public institution, which means it is an arm of the government; it cannot completely limit free speech. In fact, free speech and assembly are included under student rights in the University’s Codes of Conduct.

“There’s a certain point where it disrupts the daily life of students.

Something as serious as the KKK... it’s distracting...Some of the things being said... the words and arguments are so strong, that it’s not so easy to walk away.” – Bailey Ankrim, Junior

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PEOPLEON THESTREET What are you doing to survive the last week of classes?

“Memorization! I look at the study guide online.”

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SARAH HILPNET Freshman, Undecided

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Keep an open mind for “new” About a week and a half ago, I caved in on a promise to myself that I made years ago: I downloaded the Kindle app on my iPad and have been reading eBooks since then.

Getting to this point has been huge for me. For years, I refused anything related to reading electronic books. I’m a book traditionalist, for goodness sake. I relish the smell of books, whether they’re new or old. I think there’s something so perfect about spending a lazy Sunday afternoon with a cup of tea or coffee, curled up in a comfy chair with a good book in my hand.

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convince me to get a Kindle, or at least the app, because it would eventually save me money in the end.

Since getting the app, I’ve finished six books and will probably finish my seventh book by the time this story goes to print.

So while I’ve probably spent close to $100 on books in the last week and a half, I don’t have to pay shipping costs and I can start reading my book immediately.

I don’t like a lot of millennial stereotypes, but I do like the “give it to me now” aspect that the Kindle app gives me when it comes to getting new books. And since I’m reading and doing something I love, I feel like that’s enough of a justification.

So, while it’s good to always hold onto your convictions about some things related to technology, it’s also good to keep an open mind about technological related items that you may eventually come to love.

Lauren Fitz Columnist things I’ve been missing.

First off, I’ve always found that the perfect way to end the night was to read a book, preferably one that I’ve already read because then I wouldn’t be tempted to stay up later than I wanted to because a good book sucked me in. In my pre-Kindle days, the only real time that I’d be able to read myself to sleep was when I was home because the light from my lamp wouldn’t bug anyone else. But when I’m at school, my roommate would hate me if I kept the light on in our room if she was already asleep.

Which is why it makes sense that she ultimately was the one who got me hooked on the app.

I’ve always been a voracious reader, so people in my family have always tried to

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The threat of a government shutdown looms ahead of us Saturday, April 29, will mark President Trump’s 100th day in office. But will it also mark Day One of a government shutdown?

It’s only been 100 days with Trump in office? With Republicans in control in Washington, one would think that getting a spending bill passed would involve little to no problems. But I guess it also shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that things are a little complicated these days - okay, these months. So what the helicopter is going on?

First things first, I don’t think Donald Trump has done anything unspeakably horrendous like so many of us predicted.

Okay, so he doesn’t really make sense half of the time and I could go on about some semantics that still keep me from liking him, but I don’t think anyone predicted that his irrational behavior would stop once he got into office. With that being said, it could be worse, people.

Republicans are currently divided over some of Donald Trump’s spending plans and Democrats don’t want to give him any success stories within his first 100 days.

Shocking. So will we see a government shutdown later this week? If so, this will be a little different than the shutdowns we’ve seen in the past, which is definitely something to note.

During Obama’s administration, the

“The message I get from these two issues is, come up with the money for defense and the wall, or Americans are going to be paying a lot more for health care. But wait, isn’t Mexico supposed to be funding the wall? That’s a whole other column...”

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governmental spending fights that caused a government shutdown happened because congressional Republicans and Democrats in the White House divided everyone. So what’s making all of this so different? First of all, we’re still arguing about that damn wall. Last year Congress never decided on an appropriations bill for 2017, so long story short, their short-term resolution runs out Friday. The Trump administration is demanding $30 million for defense and $3 billion for the wall and border security, just to name a few things.

“We’ve asked the president not to interfere. If he doesn’t interfere, we can get this done... so we ask him to let us do our work and to not throw in some last-minute poison pills that could undo it and we can get this done,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer(NY) said.

like Obama’s Affordable Care Act or not, the subsidies that come from it impact health care insurers too, so we can’t really just remove them all without some repercussions for the insurance market.

With Republicans’ bill failing to succeed, they don’t want to give up the fight, but yet seemingly don’t have many alternative ideas. The message I get from these two issues is, come up with the money for defense and the wall, or Americans are going to be paying a lot more for health care. But wait, wasn’t Mexico supposed to be funding the wall? That’s a whole other column. Trump did say recently, however, that it didn’t matter too much whether another health care vote takes place within his first 100 days as President of the United States.

“No particular rush. But we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters just a few days ago.

Senator John Cornyn, the assistant Republican leader in the Senate, came out and said that there wasn’t going to be a shutdown, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see about all of that. Smooth doesn’t seem to be in this administration’s vocabulary so far.

Love him or hate him, Donald Trump does not plan on playing by Washington’s past rules. So you tell me, what will happen next?

The number of undocumented immigrants is already falling, and according to the Wall Street Journal, “not a single member of Congress who represents the territory on the southwest border said they support President Donald Trump’s request,” so it’s hard for me to comprehend why this is still a prevalent argument, but I digress.

“Instead of risking government shutdown by shoving this wall down Congress’ and the American peoples’ throats, the president ought to just let us come to an agreement,” Schumer goes on to say.

Another big problem that never seems to cease is health care. Whether you

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Beginning of the end for “PLL” Last Tuesday, Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars” started the second half of its seventh season.

To the casual Freeform viewer, that might not mean much. But for me, who has been a member of the “PLL” Army since the show first started back in June of 2010, the start of the second half of season seven is something I’ve been dreading for months.

It means that the show has started airing its final episodes.

All shows have to come to an end at some point, and “Pretty Little Liars” is starting to show its age. But this show has been with me for such a long time that it’s going to be hard for me to say goodbye to it. I texted my friends who still watch the show, telling them that I was oddly emotional about the start of the final 10 episodes and was relieved when they

told me they were feeling the same way.

For me, the emotional aspect of the show ending is based on how long the show has been with me. The show first premiered on June 8, 2010, and the following day was my last day of my freshman year of high school.

The show has literally been with me for my entire high school career and my entire college career.

Sure, the show has been ridiculous at times (okay, all the time), but, when you really think about it, most shows geared towards teenagers are ridiculous. Sometimes teenagers and young adults, the target audience for the show, tend to blow things out of proportion, which means that the people who work behind the scenes of the show have to come up with some larger-than-life scenes to keep the attention of

teenagers.

So, with that in mind, it makes sense as to why the show has run as long as it has. It’s not every day that you hear about a group of teenagers in a wealthy town getting harassed and stalked by multiple mysterious entities with names like “A,” “uber A” and the current “AD.” And at this point, it seems as if every character, including the main characters, have been “A” as well as any of the other cyberstalkers that have branched off from the initial “A.” As entertaining as the show has been, there’s also been some serious problems with some of the storylines on the show, not including some of the glaringly obvious plot holes. When the show finally (finally!) revealed who the original

“A” was in the summer of 2015, they revealed that the character was transgender. That’s not the problem. The problem is the portrayal of a transgender character as a villain and as an antagonist, which is a long-held stereotype, both in film and television and even in society today. When a show is so influential in other storylines (many critique the storyline of Emily coming out), it almost seemed as a slap in the face.

So, as the final 10 (now nine) episodes air through the beginning of summer, I’ll still have mixed emotions about the show ending and I’ll miss all the different ways I have to think about the show to figure out who the ultimate bad guy is.

“Pretty Little Liars” airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on Freeform.

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in the next few months, beyond the standard superhero fare (“Wonder Woman” and “Spiderman: Homecoming”) or crass comedy (“Baywatch”).

“Alien: Covenant” (May 19) Ridley Scott can’t seem to escape the Alien series. And that may just be a good thing. This latest offering promises the dread, horror and thrills of the original. And Michael Fassbender, a bright spot from the prequel Prometheus, is returning as well, which is an added bonus.

“The Beguiled” (June 23) Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell, you’d be hard pressed to find a more talented cast than on display here. The trailer teases a dark, tense exploration of sexuality and gender and power dynamics in this Civil War set drama, based on a novel, about an injured Union soldier who seeks refuge at an all-girls school. Writer and director Sofia Coppola is known for personal, intimate, atmospheric films (like Lost in Translation) and this promises to be one of her best works to date.

“Okja” (Bong Joon-ho; June 28) (Netflix) There’s nothing that looks or feels familiar about this film, which in the case, appears to be a good thing. Starring the ever-amazing and transforming Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhall, “Okja” tells the story of a young girl’s quest to protect the massive animal/ monster(?) she’s befriend from a corporation’s greedy clutches.

“A Ghost Story” (July 7) This was one of the best reviewed films of Sundance, and now is one of the most anticipated summer releases. Rooney Mara,

among the most talented and enigmatic actresses working today, stars as a woman whose husband has just died and is followed around by him as she grieves. It’s been praised for it’s beauty and exploration of time and grief.

“Atomic Blonde” (July 28) If there was an award for best trailer of the year, “Atomic Blonde” would have it. Charlize

spy for MI-6 in Berlin working to take down an espionage ring in the latest from the director of “John Wick. The trailer promises excellent action chereography, steamy romance and a lot of fun.

“Detroit” (August 4) Kathryn Bigelow has been behind two of the most important and most critical films about the post-9/11 War on Terror (The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty). She’s shifts her focus now to 1960s America, tackling the 1967 Detroit riots, one of the deadliest and most destructive public uprising in our country’s history. The film’s topics of police abuse and racism feel extremely timely, despite the events being portrayed taking place fifty years ago.

“Baby Driver” (August 11) Comedy director Edgar Wright’s newest film looks to be one of his most ambitious and entertaining yet. At the very least, the soundtrack will be a riot. The film follows Baby, a young getaway driver, who with the help of his playlist, lives a successful life of crime. He tries to leave the game after following in love, but is pulled in by Kevin Spacey for one last, dangeous job.

“Logan Lucky” (Steven Soderbergh; August 18) Steven Soderbergh willingly came out of his retirement to direct this comedy, so there’s a good reason to believe it’s something special.

The buzzworthy ensemble includes Adam Driver, Katie Holmes, Daniel Craig, Hilary Swank, Channing Tatum, and indie darling Riley Keough, and traces the attempts by a family to execute a major robbery during the Coca-Cola 600 Race.

Summer films worth seeking out With very few exceptions (“Personal Shopper,” “Get Out” and “Beauty and the Beast” among them) there’s been little reason to make a trip to the cinemas so far this calendar year. But that’s about to change as a slew of exciting and intriguing films, both big budget and indie,

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Local band has high hopes for Future Kaitlyn Fillhart Reporter A cello, violin, bass, guitar, drums, and vocals may seem like an odd combination of instruments, but for the band, Modern Hollows, they make it all work together. With influences from music groups like Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, and The Head and the Heart, the band is trying to get their own music out into the world.

Lead singer, Ben Glasure shared how he started the group last October.

“There is a group on campus called Root’s Music Club and I met the members through there,” Glasure said. “Each of them I liked and found pretty unique and special people that would gel well together. We are the only arrangement of instruments this area has ever had and we thought it could work.”

The groups’ first gig was at the University for Relay for Life. Modern Hollows faced some hardships with their balance with all of their instruments.

“It was unbalanced. You couldn’t hear the cello, I was too loud,” Glasure said. “Our music is based a lot on dynamics so it was a really bad show.”

After the Relay for Life performance, the band started to grow more comfortable around each other when they started to record their untitled EP. Although they grew a lot, the recording experience was not always pleasant.

“It was fun, frustrating, and annoying,” guitarist Eddie Melikian said.

While the band was in agreement with what Melikain said, Glasure had a more positive outcome.

“We got really good as a band. Our trust level and our sound grew,” Glasure said.

Cellist for the group, Devonte Stovall said that he and violinist, Anna Eyink, have grown as a string section since the first time they played together.

“From the strings perspective, it has been fun growing with Anna. Before this, we were soloists and I think get a lot from each other when it comes to improvising together and

planning things out,” Stovall said.

Modern Hollows writes all of their material.

It is a collective effort with Glasure writing most of the lyrics and everyone writing their own parts for each song.

When the band started to write more songs, they found that their original name, ‘Wood n’ Strings’ did not fit the type of music they were producing.

“Wood n’ Strings gave the impression that we were a country band,” Melikian said.

“We thought that Modern Hollows was better because you don’t associate it with a certain sound which is good because we don’t have one set sound,” Glasure said. “We have a unique set of music.”

Anna Eyink, the only female in Modern Hollows shared what it is like to be in a bad with all males.

“Most of my siblings and friends are guys so it’s not anything I’m not used to,” Eyink said.

“They’re really fun I enjoy being ‘band mom,’ even if they do drive me crazy.”

Getting more comfortable as a group and putting in a lot of hours made them more

prepared for their gig at Howard’s Club H for Battle of the Bands where they placed second overall in the competition.

“It was the first time it really came together and I felt like the crowd responded well to us,” Glasure said.

Long term goals for the group are to play outside of Bowling Green and play as festivals.

They want to see how far they can get. Glasure plans for this group to stay together for a while.

“After I graduate, I will try to get a teaching job in the area, Demonte, lives in the area, and Anna, Eddie, and Sterling (drummer) are all freshman,” Glasure said.

All of the members have high hopes for the band and are along for the journey of wherever Modern Hollows takes them.

“I know it is going to work because of the great musicians,” Glasure said. It’s not necessary just about the music you make. If you have the right people together, you can blend any instruments.”

Modern Hollow’s next performance will be at Howard’s Club H on the 29th with other local band, Indian Opinion.

Blackbear’s album shows his growth

By Teegan Matthews This week hip hop artist Blackbear released his new 10 track album“Digital Druglord” and it was worth the wait. Blackbear has been on the rise for quite some time putting out EP’s here and there with a couple of albums in between. He has been steadily growing a fan base and captivating people with his lyrics and his style of music. His music can be described as a mix between alternative and R&B, and his voice is unique in how it floats so smoothly over the beats.

Fans mostly gravitate towards him because of his lyrics, they create a sense of vulnerability and intimacy between him and the listener. The fact that he can be emotional and is not afraid of expressing how he feels about the various situations he goes through is faced. That is just so much different from the constant talk about sex and other things that are superficial. Throughout the few years he has been working in the music industry, the money and recognition hasn’t appeared to change him in any way. He still comes across as a very down to earth artist that wants to create music that makes people feel.

This album is a little different from his other works as he is evolving in his music with time. It starts out will a Blackbear version of a ballad: “hell is where I dreamt of u and woke up alone” which talks about waking up after being under the influence, knowing that he is alone and wanting something

more. Then the track “I Miss the old you” tells the story of when he was in a relationship with someone but over time that person changed because of fame. All he wants is to get back to how things used to be but since that’s not possible he’s just reminiscing on what they shared together. The following song “do re mi” is a statement that he is now over that relationship and find it clever to use the harmonic scale to create something catchy and pleasing to the ear. After that track five “wish u the best” is more of a ironic track to the girl he is now over, it talks about trying to wish someone good luck in her new relationship but instead claims she already had it so there is nothing better. And now he feels glad to put all of the troubles behind him.

The album continues with this story but the two tracks that standout the most is the last ones. The first one “Chateau” which talks about how much fun he has in a hotel but talking about how they change after the night of passion they change and act much different so now he doesn’t look for love. And the production on this track is amazing switching the beat style about three different times, very infectious and promising. Then the last track on the album “Make daddy proud” talks about an ex that has changed completely and speaking to her in a very condescending tone saying he proud of the fact she is now consumed by the money and material things, which is safe to say she is now a gold digger.

This album was a cohesive project in production and storytelling but at the same time was a newer sound for Blackbear. It’s time for people to sit up and pay attention, because Blackbear is a force to be reckon with and is coming for the top spot.

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Parks & Rec prepare to plant fiscal plan The Bowling Green Parks and Recreation department’s $2.5 million budget is being used mostly for maintenance and personnel costs in 2017, according to experts.

Bowling Green has 11 parks covering 373 acres, meaning that “there’s a park within 1.5 miles of every resident in Bowling Green,” said Parks Director Kristin Otley. 11 parks require extensive upkeep, which is not cheap.

“Right now, we are tackling a lot of deferred maintenance issues with our aging facilities,” Otley said. “We need to continue to prioritize maintaining and taking care of the facilities and parks that we have, while also being adaptive to

changing program interests.”

Aside from park renovation projects, Otley said personnel costs are automatically the biggest expense each year due to the size of the parks department.

Otley has served as the parks’ director since July 2015 and was the recreation coordinator for 18 years prior to that. According to Park Board Chair Jeff Crawford, Otley is responsible for preparing the annual budget, which is then approved by the board.

“The primary purpose of the board is to approve fees, but we like to think of ourselves as the eyes and ears of the community,” Crawford said. “We gather information about what the parks department really needs.”

Otley said that to determine the parks’ budget each year, she refers to the department’s five-year

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master plan, which is currently being updated.

Funding for the budget comes from a variety of sources. Some has come from a recently passed levy.

After the expiration of a $1.4 million property tax levy in 2015, a new five-year levy was passed worth $2 million.

“This was the first time the levy committee had asked for an increase in 16 years,” Crawford said.

According to a 2016 levy brochure, the cost of the newer levy on a home assessed at $100,000 is $61.25 per year, $18.25 more than the old property tax levy had cost citizens.

Can Bowling Green residents expect a similar increase in the coming years?

“It would be very hard to anticipate at this point if we will remain at the same amount or

ask for an increase,” Otley said.

While the levy earns the parks department a significant 30 percent of its budget, the largest sources of funding for the budget are park fees and charges. The rest of the budget comes from income tax, donations and reimbursements.

Although having a bigger parks department requires large amounts of funding, Recreation Coordinator Ivan Kovacevic said that it is worth every penny.

“Having a larger department allows me to work in a situation where we are much more diverse in offerings with many more qualified staff to lead those offerings,” Kovacevic said.

Before he worked in Bowling Green’s parks department, Kovacevic served as Recreation

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Baseball loses two out of three

By Zane Miller Assistant Sports Editor

The Falcons baseball team fell to the Central Michigan Chippewas in two of three games, losing 8-7 in 13 innings on Friday before winning 3-2 on Saturday and losing the rubber match on Sunday 8-2.

“I thought the effort was there,” Falcons Head Coach Danny Schmitz said. “I thought the kids played hard and they kept the energy up.”

On Friday, Central Michigan started the scoring with a two RBI double in the second inning, then added on in the third with an RBI sacrifice fly to go up 3-0.

However, the Falcons rebounded in the bottom of the third with an RBI single from freshman outfielder Jake Wilson. In the fourth, Central Michigan got a solo home run to restore their three run advantage,

but the Falcons offense exploded in the bottom of the inning, started by a two run homer from junior infielder Randy Righter, which was followed up by another two run home run by sophomore outfielder Jeff Scott to give the Falcons a 5-4 lead.

The fifth inning saw Central Michigan tie the game up by scoring a run on a fielding error, then regain the lead on a run-scoring passed ball. In the bottom half of the inning, senior outfielder Greg Basalyga came home on a passed ball to even the game once again. The back-andforth scoring continued in the seventh, as Central Michigan retook the lead on a fielder’s choice and the Falcons tied it once again on a Righter RBI fielder’s choice.

However, the teams went scoreless in the final two innings of regulation, sending the game into extra innings with the score tied at seven apiece. Both teams went scoreless

through the first three extra innings before Central Michigan broke through with an RBI single in the 13th. The Falcons were unable to counter as Central Michigan took the 8-7 victory.

“We played hard, it was a great college baseball game,” Schmitz said. “I’m very proud of our guys, it’s just frustrating because we’re so snakebit that we can’t find a way to finish it off.”

Saturday’s game started with the Falcons getting on the board first, as sophomore infielder Riley Minorik hit an RBI double.

The team added to the advantage in the fourth with a two RBI single from Wilson to take a 3-0 lead. Both teams were held off the board until the seventh, as Central Michigan cut into the lead with an RBI single and RBI groundout, but freshman pitcher Nathan Lohmeier and sophomore pitcher Chase Antle held Central Michigan

off for the final two innings to grab the 3-2 win.

“The only thing you can do is pick yourself up, dust yourself off and be ready to go,” Schmitz said. “I give our guys a lot of credit because they came back (from Friday) and played a whale of a game.

Central Michigan played outstanding, but we matched them and that was huge.”

Sunday’s game began with Central Michigan hitting a three run homer in the first inning, then doubling the advantage in the third with another three run shot to put the Falcons behind 6-0 early. Central Michigan added to the advantage in the sixth with an RBI single, then scored another run on a wild pitch to go up 8-0.

The Falcons were able to get two runs back in the eighth on a Minorik RBI groundout and an RBI single from sophomore infielder Cam Daugherty. However, the deficit was too much to overcome as Central Michigan took the 8-2 win and the series victory.

“Their starting pitcher’s got really good stuff,” Schmitz said. “We had a rally going at the end, but Central played better than we did today, and they deserved to win.”

The team will play on Tuesday night on the road against the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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Softball swept by Ohio Bobcats

By Elias Faneuff Sports Reporter The Falcons softball team went 0-3 over the weekend against Mid-American Conference opponent the Ohio Bobcats on the road. The Bobcats took both games on Friday by scores of 7-1 and 4-1. Due to weather conditions, the game originally scheduled to play on Saturday was moved to Sunday at noon, which Ohio narrowly won by a score of 1-0.

“We struggled to make contact and get hits against Ohio’s pitchers all weekend,” Falcons Head Coach Sarah Willis said after the doubleheader. “But, we definitely had some chances on offense, and we didn’t take advantage of those chances. We need to bounce back in the final game of the series, because every game is important as we battle for positioning in the East Division and in the MAC Tournament race.”

In game one of Friday’s doubleheader, the Bobcats struck first with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to give them an early 2-0 advantage. Then in the bottom of the second, the Bobcats scored two more runs following a home run and an RBI single. The Falcons got on the board in the bottom of third as junior shortstop Aspen Searle hit an RBI single towards center field, cutting the deficit to just three with Ohio still leading 4-1.

Ohio responded in the next two innings with two RBI doubles that drove in three runs. Ohio had a commanding 7-1 lead the rest of way. The Falcons could only manage to get three hits the entire game as the Bobcats went on to win game one.

In game two of Friday’s doubleheader, the Falcons scored first in the top of the second, as senior outfielder Sami Parave hit an RBI single to center field to give her team an early 1-0 lead. However, Ohio would respond with a two run

Kiley Sosby steps up to the plate in a game earlier this season

homer in the bottom of the second and a solo home run in the bottom of the third, giving the Bobcats a 3-1 lead. The Bobcats scored their final run in the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded. Senior third baseman Haley Schrock struggled to get a hold of a grounder that bounced her way. Schrock threw the ball towards home plate trying to get the out, but the runner was safe, and the Bobcats got the run leading 4-1. The Falcons once again struggled to get any offense going, as they only managed two hits in game two.

The Bobcats went on to win and gained momentum heading into Sunday’s game.

“Our offense was undisciplined at the plate with the strike zone,” Willis said. “We did not execute our offensive approach with attacking the zone early, and that is something we will continue to work on. We have to attack our pitches and not allow a pitcher to throw us off our game.”

On Sunday, both teams struggled to get anything going offensively throughout, and the game went to extra innings.

The Bobcats got into scoring position following a double hit towards right field with no outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Sophomore pitcher Meredith Miller successfully got the next two batters out, putting the pressure right back on Ohio. However, Miller would give up an RBI single to deep left center, giving the Bobcats the walk off win. Miller allowed only five hits and struck out eight batters in the eight innings she pitched. “(Miller) had a great day in the circle,” Willis said. “She made great adjustments from game one to game three of this series, and kept us in the game today.”

The Falcons’ next game is on the road on Tuesday, as they will take on the Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, the game beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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Student presents at prestigious seminar and I only just switched into my major of neuroscience... It was my first big research project that I was able to partake in, so my professors and graduate students who helped me out, they really had to give me a lot of different advice that would help me through the entire process,” Flesher said.

Flesher switched from an inclusive early childhood education major to a neuroscience major to offer something different to the community, as well as to challenge herself.

“I just did a lot of heavy research into the field of neuroscience, and I just got more and more excited so I figured that I would go ahead and switch and see if it was right,” she said. “Long story short, I definitely needed to find something that was going to help me maintain my intellectual abilities throughout my whole life if I could,” she said.

The 2018 NCUR will be held at the University of Central Oklahoma from April 4 to 7.

By Megan Wimsatt Reporter The 31st annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research was held from April 6 to 8 at the University of Memphis.

The conference accepted all forms and topics for undergraduate research.

Neuroscience major Natasha Flesher presented her research at the NCUR. Flesher was introduced to the conference through her professor, Dr. Brown.

“I hadn’t really heard of it before, but he had said that it was a really great conference to get experience at and to learn about research that’s happening all around the United States, which at BG, we have (a) very small field of research within each field. So it’s... provided a way wider variety of things that were going on,” Flesher said.

The NCUR has a very slim acceptance rate, with around 30 percent of applicants allowed to speak at the conference.

“I was really, really excited, and I felt honored because not many people from Bowling Green normally even apply.

Very, very few make it in, and since we do have a smaller scale research department within the neuroscience and psychology department here, I felt like I could actually offer something to the greater realm of the science world,” Flesher said.

Flesher had a few reasons for applying for the NCUR in the first place. One reason was to get more experience with public speaking.

“If I simplify it down more for other majors... it’ll make me a better speaker in general,” she said. “I’ll get to share what I’m doing in my very small section of research with a lot of other people who... might find it very helpful for whatever research they are doing,” she said.

Flesher’s research involved looking at the hippocampus of old and young homing pigeons to see which would have more dying, or apoptotic, cells. She related it to Alzheimer’s disease, as there are many dying cells in the hippocampus of the disease’s patients.

“For birds, you normally don’t hear (about) birds (being) used as a human model; you hear about rats,” she siad. “In my lab, we’re trying to get more of a clear, concrete picture of if we can use pigeons as another model for the human. Anything in the human body... we were looking at more of the mechanism of it rather than Alzheimer’s symptoms,” Flesher said.

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