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PARTYING WITH POLKA Oktoberfest provided the opportunity for the German Club to celebrate with food and folk dancing. | Page 2
Lewis brothers bring ideas of perseverance
Football drops sixth straight, remains winless in MAC
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University club highlights German heritage Kaitlyn Fillhart Reporter Polka music played through the Lenhart Grand Ballroom Thursday night, accompanied by people dressed in traditional lederhosen, munching on bratwurst and enjoying sauerkraut. They were all gathered to celebrate Oktoberfest. The event was sponsored by the University’s German Club and catered by the University. Since its start almost 20 years ago, the event has grown into a much larger celebration. Retired University professor Wally Pretzer and German Club adviser Kristie Foell have helped shape Oktoberfest into what it is today. “I organized the first Oktoberfest with German Club in 1997,” Foell said. “(Originally, Oktoberfest) was held off campus with no alcohol. We had an apple cider-chugging contest, and the students in German Club made all of the food for the event themselves.” Today, the event has grown and now
brings over 300 people each year to the Union. Authentic German beers could be purchased by those of age, a professional polka band out of Kentucky provided the entertainment for the evening and the food was prepared by Chef Jeremy, who works in the Union. Although the food and music add authenticity to the evening, Foell said the goal of Oktoberfest is to spread parts of German culture. “I like seeing all of my friends get together and dance and have a good time,” Foell said. “(Oktoberfest) is a multigenerational event, so we see young and old come and celebrate German heritage.” Polka dancers Roger and Ruth Jimenez were in attendance. This was their second year at the University’s Oktoberfest. The couple has been dancing together for over 40 years. “I like the whole event. The food. The students,” Ruth Jimenez said. “We
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Greenhouse offers more than plants By Claire Morrow Reporter On the north end of campus lies one of the University’s many gems. The Biology Greenhouse, run by horticulturist Frank Schemenauer, has more to offer than one might think. Open to the public since 1968, there are four “houses” in the facility. Two of these are used for research and class projects, and the other two are home to the teaching collections. These collections include a desert area showcasing a collection of succulents and a tropical floor planting featuring an orchid assortment. Since its opening in the late 1960s, the greenhouse has undergone renovations to make it more efficient while still maintaining the original structure, marrying both newer climate technology and manual methods. Schemenauer has been working at the greenhouse for eight years since taking over for horticulturist Joe Baker. Baker served the campus for over 30 years and is credited with the acquisition
and maintenance of the majority of the existing collection. After taking over in 2008, Schemenauer has worked to expand the collection to enhance the variety of species. Plants such as the Darwin Orchid, large cycads or “living fossils” and the bonsai collection are just a few of the many unique things found inside. “It’s a constant job to maintain, re-pot and rejuvenate all of the plants as time goes on.” Schemenauer said. Although the greenhouse space may seem small, 45 families of plants and many species within those families are represented. The combination of these PHOTOS BY NICK BIERE
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PEOPLEON THESTREET What motivates you throughout the week?
“Friday. Just getting to Friday.” Adventures of a College Student: Fire Alarms BY: CHANLER BROWN
Online dating needs rules Online dating has become one of the fastest growing channels in finding a partner. Remember back in 2007, when there were just networks such as Match.com and eHarmony? Well, now we have dating and hookup apps (yes, I said hookup apps) such as Tinder, Grindr, MeetMe and even Bro. These apps have become the new age of dating and “meeting people for fun.” It may seem willy-nilly to get online and meet people, but with dating apps there is more than meets the eye. A person can encounter some crazed individuals on these apps. People on dating apps tend to be very specific and pretty picky as to what they want in a person, as opposed to meeting people in person. I think it has something to do with the fact that people aren’t talking in person. Some may expect users to pursue them online so they get the luxury of not having to look someone in the face and say “I’m not interested.” When you think about it, a person wouldn’t go up and say “I’m not into whatever you are.” It’s much easier for a person to put a description in their profile excluding a certain type of person. Here are some tips that you should take into consideration when cruising to meet people online. First, if someone messages you or
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Torrance Vaughan Columnist accidentally matches with you, either tell them that you’re not interested or just simply un-match or block them if you think a reply is just too intimidating. I have tons of friends who have experienced this with meeting people online. Someone would message them and most of the time when they would not respond, their match would keep badgering them with message after message until my friend was ready to delete the respective app. Life could be made much easier if you just communicate and tell someone you’re not into them. A lot of people should be aware that not everyone is going to be interested. From my friend’s experiences and the research tests I’ve done with this, there seems to be an increase of people “trolling,” just wasting time or leading double lives on these apps. The Internet is a great place to play with sexuality and many take advantage of it too. On apps such as Grindr and Bro, there are
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Let the Christmas music begin
It’s that time of year where we have to talk about the musical elephant in the room: Christmas music. A lot of people say that there’s only a specific amount of time that the music should be listened to and that it’s only acceptable during the holiday season. More specifically, it’s only appropriate starting the day after Thanksgiving and ending right after Christmas. Well, I’m here to say that those people are wrong. Anyone can listen to Christmas music any time they want to. The main reason is that some of the songs can be applied at any point in the year. Let’s look at the new Christmas classic, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Just because the word Christmas is in the title doesn’t mean the song can only be enjoyed during the holiday season. It’s possible you could be so in love that you just want to declare all you want for Christmas is that person at any given point in the year. Not just at Christmas. Then there’s “Just For Now,” which was originally sung by Imogen Heap but has been
Lauren Fitz Columnist covered more recently by Kelly Clarkson and Pentatonix. While the song was originally written to be in a holiday episode of “The OC,” the word Christmas, or anything holiday related, does not appear in the lyrics besides “it’s that time of year.” When interpreted loosely, that could be any time of year. It’s appropriate to listen to at any given point in the year. If that’s not enough to convince you, then it’s time to bring up the 80s song “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses. Lyrically, it tells the story of a girl who meets a guy at the beginning of the year and due to multiple unfortunate events, doesn’t get to go out with him at all. Technically, since there’s a part in the song about Halloween, it’s appropriate to
listen to it in October. There’s also a part where she’s cooking “the world’s smallest turkey” and realizes she doesn’t have cranberries. Both turkey and cranberries are more commonly associated with Thanksgiving, meaning it may be completely appropriate - and necessary - to play the song in November since there are no songs for Thanksgiving. Sure, people will probably give you dirty looks for playing Christmas music at random points in the year, but just ignore those looks. Maybe you just want to spread some Christmas cheer and holiday goodness at random points in the year. I’m here to tell you to just do you, especially when it comes to listening to Christmas music whenever you want. And you best believe that while writing this column, I had my Spotify playlist of Christmas songs playing in the background. Reply to Lauren at thenews@bgnews.com
In defense of Donald Trump I’m tired of being asked, “How can you support Trump after all the things he has said? How can you, as a Christian, support such a man?” It’s ironic how many “vile names” Trump has been called for calling others similar “vile names.” I’m reminded of a quotation from Oscar Wilde, “Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.” The same could be said of presidents and of the people who elect them. There aren’t any perfect candidates or voters. I don’t have to defend all of his actions to vote for him. But why am I voting for Donald Trump? One of my top three reasons is the Supreme Court. With the loss of Antonin Scalia, the fragile conservative majority coalition is in jeopardy. If Hillary is elected, the court could be lost to leftist judges for decades and the role of our Constitution as a guiding principle would be lost, possibly forever. Donald has listed the kind of judges he will appoint. Second, he’ll cut income taxes for all Americans, including corporate taxes. The lowering of corporate taxes is the most powerful tool in bringing more capital, businesses and jobs back to America. Does America want more jobs and a strong economy or does it want bigger government taxing and regulation of successful people to let Washington pick the winners and losers? Small business entrepreneurs
Scott Spaulding Guest Columnist have always been the primary driver of America’s economic machine. Donald will cut unnecessary regulations, lower taxes and once again unleash America’s entrepreneurial dream. When the reward is greater, more will take the risk of starting businesses and more will succeed. Third, you are not only electing a president; you’re electing an administration and the team one brings with them. What team and policies do you want to guide our country for the next four years? His selection of Gov. Mike Pence gives you a sense of the people he’d appoint. I’m voting for a more conservative “Team Trump” that creates an administration more likely to turn around Obama’s entitlement machine that Hillary just wants to expand. He’s already put an end to political correctness. He won’t be thrown by leftist name calling; he’d give it right back at them. He’s not afraid to call terrorists Islamic if they use radical Islamic beliefs to justify their
actions. He’ll stop making dependence on government pay better than working for a living. He’ll build an economy that will help create the jobs people need to break free from the chain of poverty that keeps people dependent on government. He’ll uphold the Second Amendment and gun rights, reject any “public option” for health insurance while repealing Obamacare and support the police who are protecting the neighborhoods for all of our law-abiding citizens. He’ll rebuild our military and turn the Benghazi inaction into decisive support for building a coalition to put an end to ISIS and terrorist safe havens. He won’t be drawing red lines that mean nothing to our enemies. Finally, remember watching the Republican convention and saying to yourself, “His children are amazing!” If the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, his fruit says a lot about the tree and the principles he has used to raise his children. He believes in them, gives them responsibility and supports their achievements. If he can do that as a dad, he just may do that as president. You say, “Yes, but what about....?” Do I support all of Trump’s comments or stands? Of course not, I’ve never completely agreed with any candidate. But he and the Republican team have my vote in November.
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Harshman closing will limit housing By Keefe Watson Campus Editor Director of Residence Life Sarah Waters addressed the Undergraduate Student Government on Monday to discuss the future of on-campus housing at the University. New potential legislation was also introduced. This year, approximately 6,220 students live in residence halls on-campus, accounting for more than 90 percent of first year students. Currently, maximum capacity for on-campus housing is about 6,500 students. This maximum capacity recently rose with the opening of the Greek Housing units, but will fall again next school year with the closing of Harshman Hall, scheduled for this coming May, Waters said. Once Harshman Hall is closed, maximum University capacity will decrease to 5,900 – less than the current and projected demand for on-campus housing, which may rise as high as 6,400. One solution may be for the University, through Residence Life, to lease off-campus apartments and offer them as options through residence life.
“We probably won’t get all three to four hundred beds… but we feel pretty strongly that we will likely be able to recoup maybe about 200 beds and have off-campus apartments as part of our housing,” Waters said. This leasing process has not been finalized – residence life will be meeting with a company in town to finalize whether they will be accepting the company’s proposal for leasing apartments. Regardless of any potential off-campus apartments the University may lease, there will no longer be enough beds to house all students who want to live in University housing. “For a very very long time at BGSU if you wanted housing you could get housing, and it didn’t matter about your class standing,” Waters said. About 600 students who have met the two-year residency requirement live on campus. The Office of Residence Life will focus on communicating with students regarding offcampus housing and the need to look for leases to live off-campus in non-University housing. Residence Life will likely be raising its costs by about 2 percent for next year, but this is not in response to the lower supply of its housing, Waters said. She did, however, acknowledge that property owners in Bowling Green may adjust their renting prices as demand grows.
The question of air conditioning remodeling for residence halls was raised, but this renovation is generally too costly, Waters said. The Office of Residence Life employs over 400 undergraduate employees, 14 graduate employees and over 30 professional staff. “The only money that residence life gets we need to bring in, so the majority of our revenue comes from room income,” Waters said. The office’s budget includes over $8 million annually towards debt services, $3.6 million in personnel, $3 million in utilities and $3.6 million for campus operations. The office annually budgets for over $2 million in surplus to go towards future capital planning projects. Bryce Davis, diversity affairs senator, introduced a new resolution on Monday night. The resolution would create an official USG diversity statement. “This is something that USG lacks, and I think it’s something vital and important to our being here on–campus,” Davis said. “It’s very important that we… empower student voices and uplift those who are usually looked down upon or devalued for whatever reason that may be.” The resolution was tabled until next week’s meeting.
President Amanda Dortch informed the USG body about the possibility of holding an election night watch party similar to its debate watch parties. Dortch also discussed the renewable energy feasibility study recently conducted by the Office of Sustainability. The results of the study will be posted on Oct. 25. It will focus on energy usage around campus. Vice President Richard Racette congratulated the general assembly on a successful town hall meeting that was held at 6 p.m. on Monday. The topics included parking and campus safety. “We had about 50 people that showed up, which is a really good turnout,” Racette said. “I was really impressed by the amount of student involvement that we had.” Future town hall meetings are expected to occur. There will likely be another one this semester and three next semester. The Aruna 5k run will be held on Nov. 5 and costs $20 per runner.The event sponsors employment for former victims of sex trafficking. Donations are also accepted. Runners and donners can learn more at arunaproject.org. USG is now more active on its Twitter and Instagram, and students are encouraged to follow USG’s handle: @bgsu_USG.
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Lewis brothers promote self-identity By Keefe Watson Campus Editor The LEWIS Influence, a twin brother duo that serves to inspire and connect with first-generation college students, visited the University on Friday, Oct. 21 as part of the TRIO Fall Success Conference. The Lewis brothers lent insight for students in student support services as they pursue their educations now and their future careers later. “This was a phenomenal presentation… they were funny, they were engaging and they gave a lot of helpful information,” Inglish Reed-Jones, a student enrolled in student support services, said. More than 40 students attended the event, during which twins Rodney and Ron Lewis, 35, spoke about “guts,
resilience, intensity and tenacity,” the same subjects as their book “Gritty.” The Lewis brothers grew up in St. Louis and were able to attend college on basketball scholarships. “We were you, we didn’t go to Bowling Green, but we sat in the seat, (and) that’s real talk,” Rodney Lewis said. “You (are) trying to get to where you (are) trying to get to, my brother and I are trying to get to where we (are) trying to get to.” The brothers identified with the students in attendance Friday, many of whom are also first generation students. “You have to determine your ‘I am’ before society tells you ‘you are,’” Ron Lewis said. “If you don’t say ‘I am’ and fill in the blank, society will say ‘you are!’” The speakers talked about what the students’ “I am” can do for them, such
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The brothers enforced their beliefs in self-determination and how attaining goals is up to the students. as getting out of bed for an 8 a.m. class brothers had to offer. or skipping a game to study – whatever “I appreciated how Rodney Lewis that “I am” may be, such mentioned that, as a doctor, lawyer or after he earned his entrepreneur. doctorate degree, he “This world is continued to set new unforgiving, nobody’s intellectual goals… handing out checks… he taught himself people are earning Spanish because checks,” Rodney Lewis he understood said. “You only get the value of being rewarded for completing bilingual,” Zwayer (college).” said. “I loved both The brothers identified the focus of staying the difference between intellectually students “finding a job” challenged and the Rodney Lewis and “getting a career.” bilingual emphasis.” Entrepreneur “You go to a career Rodney Lewis’ center to find a career, not Spanish skills are all a job,” they said. self-taught, which Sue Zwayer, the writing proves his hunger for specialist for student support services, enjoyed the presentation and what the Continues on Page 12
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Spirit rock slur sparks controversy Courtney Brown Staff Reporter Kreischer Quadrangle’s spirit rock displayed a racist word last week on Oct. 12. Despite the word being covered up by University officials, the word still prompted a conversation across the campus. The University’s Office of the Dean of Students teamed up with campus police to conduct an investigation on the racial slur, but as of Oct. 19, they have not found the person or people responsible for the graffiti. “We have received some calls from people that said they’ve seen suspicious activity in the area, but at this point nothing has been confirmed,” Dean of Students Jodi Webb said. She said finding the person or people responsible for this would be difficult, but not necessarily impossible. “It’s challenging,” Webb said. “It requires something that could’ve been picked up on video, or someone that’s seen something.” The spirit rock by the Kreischer Quadrangle is not the most highly trafficked
area, she said, but someone still could have seen something. However, even if the person or people who are responsible for the graffiti end up being discovered, several black students voiced their concerns over what the outcome would be. “In the four years that I’ve been here, we get emails, but nothing gets done,” Senior Alexus Horn said, referring to the University’s emails sent in response to similar situations. “I honestly feel like the University doesn’t take it seriously.” Another student next to Horn voiced her anger over the offensive graffiti. “I don’t know what possessed them to do this,” Junior Jamia Ray said. Since the spirit rock is about promoting school spirit, there was no good reason for anyone to have the inclination to spraypaint a racially offensive word on the rock, Ray said. Sophomore Maya Danner said she believed the University only brought attention to the racial slur because the institution simply wanted to placate minority students.
“The University’s attention (to this) is just to appease the non-white community,” Danner said. “Nothing’s done to include us. We have to do it ourselves.” Amid the anger of these black students, University Police Captain Michael Campbell gave his perspective. “The University as a whole takes it seriously,” Campbell said. However, he added that it is hard to hold someone accountable in this circumstance. “This wasn’t a criminal act,” he said. “(The people) that did this violated a student code of conduct.” The situation gets even more complicated if the people responsible for the racial slur are not University students. “We can only apply the student code of conduct to a BGSU student,” Webb said. If a University student was responsible for this and he or she was discovered, then “the student could be put on probation or suspended from the University,” she said. The punishment would vary depending on the student’s prior violations of the student code of conduct and the circumstances surrounding the incident,
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Falcons drop sixth straight By Zane Miller Sports Reporter The Falcons football team lost to the Miami RedHawks 40-26 on Saturday afternoon, officially eliminating them from bowl playoff contention. “It was tough addressing the senior class,” Falcons head coach Mike Jinks said. “They’ve accomplished a lot, I’m proud of what they accomplished, they need to walk out with their heads up because they’ve done what few classes have done.” The team started the scoring in the first quarter with a 72-yard pass from freshman quarterback James Morgan to sophomore wide receiver Scott Miller, with the extra point to take an early 7-0 lead. Miami responded with a touchdown of their own later in the quarter to tie the game back up, but the Falcons were able to retake the lead on a 44 yard field goal from sophomore kicker Jake Suder to give the team a 10-7 advantage at the end of
the first quarter. Miami would come back in the second quarter with a field goal to tie it up, forcing a safety to take their first lead of the afternoon 12-10, then scoring a touchdown on their ensuing drive to make it a 19-10 game. The Falcons were able to close it back to a two-point game on a touchdown pass from Morgan to junior fullback Leonard Skattebo, as Miami held onto a 19-17 lead at halftime. “They had a good game plan,” junior linebacker Austin Valdez said. “But I felt like we could have stopped them.” In the third quarter, the game continued to go back and forth with Miami adding to their lead with a touchdown pass and the Falcons rebounding with a touchdown pass from Morgan to Miller, albeit with the extra point try being no good to make it a 26-23 game at the end of the third quarter. Miami gave themselves a two possession lead on a touchdown pass to start the
fourth quarter, but the Falcons were able to cut it back to one possession on their ensuing possession with a Suder field goal to make it a 33-26 game. However, that would be all for the Falcons as Miami capped off scoring with a touchdown run. Four Falcon turnovers late in the game also allowed Miami to take the 40-26 victory. “We made plays, we got some stops,” Jinks said. “We’re probably two evenly matched football teams and it came down to turnovers and penalties.” The team was also satisfied with how they played against conference opponents after a tough start to the season. “They’ve dealt with a lot of adversity,” Jinks said. “I wouldn’t say they hadn’t handled it well, our play on the field hasn’t been indicative of that, but they’ve overcome a bunch.” The team will play next Tuesday night on the road against the Northern Illinois Huskies.
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Volleyball ends win streak in the Stroh
By Brandon Luthman Sports Reporter After going on a five-game winning streak, the Falcons lost their streak after splitting the weekend’s matches, going 1-1. After rallying off wins against MAC Conference opponents such as Kent State, Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan the Falcons were defeated by the Ball State Cardinals on Friday night. On Saturday night, Bowling Green bounced back to win the Battle of I-75 against archrival, the Toledo Rockets. On Friday night, the Falcons lost in a three-set match against Ball State, with scores of 26-24, 25-16 and 25-15. It was a poor night all around for the Falcons, as the nation’s leader in digs, Madeline Garda, only posted eight digs in total. Totaling only 31 kills as a team, Nicole Slimko led the way with seven kills. Jelena Sunjic had six of her own, while Jessi Holly and Isabel Kovacic contributed with five each. The Falcons had a poor hitting percentage of
.060, which troubled the team’s scoring ability the entire match. Head volleyball coach Danijela Tomic was disappointed with her team’s performance, but gave credit to the opponent, Ball State, for the victory saying, “I have to congratulate Ball State – they played really well, and outplayed us in every aspect of the game, and they deserved this win. It’s disappointing. I don’t know what it is about us playing at home … We have to find a way to bounce back. We have another tough opponent tomorrow, and we have to find a way to bounce back and be better.” On Saturday night, with motivation to bounce back after the disappointing loss on Friday night, the Falcons came out and looked like a better team on Saturday. The Falcons beat the Toledo Rockets in a fourset match, with scores of 25-9, 22-25, 25-13 and 25-15. Sunjic was posting a dominant performance with 19 kills. Kovacic had 11, while Holly had seven and Alyssa Maloney posted six. Garda had a bounce-
back performance, as she posted 19 digs. She now has 512 digs on the season and averages 6.40 digs/set for the Falcons. Paulina Iacobelli has eight digs, but made her large contribution serving, where she posted three aces. Kallie Seimet had a good match as well, posting seven digs of her own. It was a great performance for Bowling Green, with the Falcons able to win the battle of I-75. Coach Tomic was happy with her team’s bounce-back performance, stating, “When a team loses the night before, and then how we lost – we just didn’t play well in any area. But to bounce back within 24 hours, it shows the character of the team and I’m really, really proud of them, this was completely a team effort. We had everybody play well. Everybody fulfilled their role.” The Falcons now improve to 16-7 overall, and 6-4 in MAC Conference action. Up next for the Falcons, a home match in the Stroh Center against the Miami University RedHawks on Thursday. PHOTO BY KEVIN MENSAH
Senior Medeline Garda sets up for a spike against Ball State. Garda had three points over the weekend.
Soccer posts seventh shutout this season By Elias Faneuff Sports Reporter After losing last Tuesday’s contest, the BGSU men’s soccer team got the much needed win on the road against Northern Illinois by a score of 1-0. This marked BGSU’s second win in the Mid-American Conference play. Their record currently stands at 2-0-1, which puts them at the top of the MAC standings. In addition, the team has an overall record of 9-4-2, which ties their win total from last year. In the previous three games, BGSU struggled to get a shot attempt up as they shot a total of three shotS in the first period in each of those games. That wasn’t the case on Saturday, with the Falcons being aggressive from the start. In the first three minutes, redshirt sophomore Bismark Agyeman got a shot off from 12 yards out that sailed high. Despite the miss, this was a positive sign for the team going forward as they looked to keep NIU on their toes. It didn’t take long for BGSU to get another shot attempt around the 16-minute mark as senior Joe Sullivan received a long pass from Agyeman. The shot was saved by NIU’s goalkeeper Drew Donnally. Northern Illinois quickly responded in the five minutes following a shot attempt
by Christian Molina, who lofted a ball from long distance, but hit the crossbar. Following a corner kick by the home team, NIU’s Kevin Rodriguez was at the top of the box and fired an attempt from 15 yards out, but it was blocked by a BGSU defender. At the 29-minute mark, Joe Sullivan fired a shot from the top of the box after a free kick from fellow senior Jacob Roth. The ball darted toward the top half of the net, but Donnally was able to get a hand on it and get it out of play. In the final five minutes of the first period, it was all freshman Chris Brennan as he was able to get on a ball that was deflected by an NIU defender following a serve. Brennan quickly fired a shot from outside the box, but it sailed wide right. A minute later, Brennan received a perfectly placed ball from sophomore Tate Robertson as it sailed towards the far post. Brennan got off another shot attempt as he tried to volley the shot into the goal. Once again, Donnally made an acrobatic save. BGSU went into the half with a feeling of momentum as they were able to put the pressure on the opponent. In the past five games, BGSU has only scored goals in the second period. BGSU looked to make
it a sixth straight time going into the final period. It was a busy opening minute for Sullivan, as he attempted three corner kicks. The first two attempts eventually went out of play as BGSU did not get off a shot off in that span. However, the third was deflected out of the box and , right to senior Max Auden. Auden set his feet and fired a shot from 18 yards out, but the attempt went wide left. It wasn’t long until NIU tried to strike quickly with a shot of their own as Max Voss attempted a shot from 10 yards out following a cross from teammate Rodriguez. Voss’s shot went wide right and it was another missed opportunity for NIU. Two minutes later, Auden got a deep cross pass toward the far post. Agyeman was at the six-yard mark and he fired a shot attempt that got past Donnally for the score. BGSU lead the game by a score of 1-0 with 35 minutes left in the game. “It was a different type of game tonight,” Coach Eric Nichols said. “We definitely saw some different types of challenges tonight, and we kind of had to change our style a little bit. We also showed a lot of resilience to come here to NIU and get a win. Conference games are so difficult,
so challenging. The fact that we were able to get points, particularly on the road, is huge. It puts us in a good spot heading into our last two MAC games.” The team will once again be on the road facing their final non-conference opponent in Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on Tuesday night beginning at 7 p.m.
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Senior Forward Pat Flynn attacks in a game from earlier this season. Flynn had one shot on goal against NIU.
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knowledge and his hunger for life. “I’m a black man who taught himself to speak Spanish,” Rodney Lewis said. “No class,” his brother added. Ron Lewis expressed his brother’s struggle to learn Spanish and the perseverance required to embrace the learning process. “Can you get knocked down consistently and get back up consistently?,” he asked the students in attendance. The brothers also expressed the importance of utilizing all of the University’s resources, including the tutoring services available for students at the learning commons and through student support services, the library, the gym and meetings with professors. “I liked how they compared paying each month for a cell phone and not using all the best applications their plans offer to paying college tuition and fees and not using the writing, math or tutoring center services,” Zwayer said. After the presentation, the Lewis brothers were flocked by students. One student became emotional while talking to Rodney Lewis as she reflected upon her experiences and opportunities. “The only thing that matters is them, that’s why we’re still here at seven o’clock when everyone else is gone, we’re still here because we don’t speak and leave, we speak and stay,” Ron Lewis said. The Lewis brothers gave their personal cellphone numbers to everybody in attendance, and encouraged students to lean on them for support. Students could also connect with the brothers through
their social media pages. Myles Johnson, a self-identified entrepreneur enrolled in student support services, stayed after to meet the Lewis brothers. “Sometimes it does get hard, but believing in myself and loving myself, I can do that,” Johnson said. “As he said, you got to love yourself as much as you love other people, and I can love myself just as much.” The Lewis brothers both completed
“Sometimes it does get hard, but believing in myself and loving myself, I can do that,” Myles Johnson Entrepreneur their undergraduate educations in broadcast communication and Ron Lewis is now pursuing his doctorate degree in global leadership; Rodney Lewis earned his doctorate in educational leadership. Ron is a consultant and Rodney is an elementary school principal. “We honestly feel like that our students need, and our students want, a different perspective. They want it to be real and authentic,” Ron Lewis said. “We want to make students feel empowered.”
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Some University students felt the Lewis brothers’ message resonated with their current situations.
BG NEWS Continued from Page 2 really like the music, so we have to dance.” The Jimenezes also attend the German Fest in Toledo and go to the Bavarian Haus in Deshler, Ohio to immerse themselves in German culture. The couple worries that these unique fests will become a thing of the past. “These events are to maintain the German culture, which is disappearing,” Ruth Jimenez said. “When we used to go dancing, the halls were full. But now, there are less and less people dancing (the traditional polka).” The President of German Club, Molly Closson, PHOTOS BY REBEKAH MARTIN spoke at Oktoberfest and stressed the importance A polka band serenaded the people at the event as they provided the music for dancing. of German culture, saying “My hope is that after people come to only thing that’s interesting about them,” the purpose of the event is the event, they will want to learn more Foell said. “Students can learn more by “remembering our roots and heritage.” Foell also shares the feelings of the about German culture. There is more to joining German Club.” their culture than Oktoberfest. It’s not the Jimenez’s and Closson.
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“Bunny fencing” draws participants Bunny Fencing Reporter Amber Jones To attract new members and raise money for the club, the University’s fencing club hosted Bunny Fencing to get students active. “The idea to call the event ‘bunny fencing’ is that it makes everyone question ‘wait what is that?’” Junior and Communications Relations Director of the Fencing Club April Bryant said. “It’s the first thought so it draws people in and they want to attend the event to see if bunnies are actually fencing!” The event took place outside of Eppler, and while the event had no bunnies fencing each other, guests could suit up and fence their friends or a member of the fencing club to pop the balloon ears off their opponent’s mask. Raffle tickets were sold for $1 at the event to fence and be entered into a drawing that will take place at one of the practices soon after the event. “If we were to do an event where it was just straight up fencing, we would literally have to explain the basics to everybody, so making it bunny fencing where they are just popping ears, is much easier to take it out to the public,” Bryant said. “And if people are really interested they can come out to our practices to learn more.” Fencing uses three different weapons. One is a sabre, which is a light cutting and slashing weapon with the target area being the entire body above the waist. The épée and foil are thrusting swords with the target area being the torso (including the back), neck and groin for the foil and the entire body for the épée. “It’s a huge cardio workout with a lot of stretching, foot work and building stamina,” sophomore member Nick Jellison said. The event allowed people to get in a good workout and have members of the fencing club teach people how to suit up and duel against each other with the sabre. “For this event we have opponents using a sabre to pop the balloons off the mask because it is more of a slashing technique to it, which makes it easier for people to pop the balloons off the masks,” Senior and President of the fencing club Elizabeth Kauppila said. The reason for the event is to attract
people to fencing and hopefully increase the membership of the club. “We need members, and we’ve always wanted to invite more people and having an event outside and getting it to the public because a lot of people I talk to don’t know about the fencing club and are excited to learn and participate,” Bryant said. Because the club is not well funded, money raised at the event will go to the club for new equipment, gear and tournament funds. “We go to many tournaments throughout the year, we have been to the Case Western Reserve Duels, Xavier Duels and OSU Duaes,” Kauppila said. “We really don’t focus on the competition; we are there to have fun and get in a good
“If we were to do an event where it was just straight up fencing, we would literally have to explain the basics to everybody, so making it bunny fencing, where they are just popping ears, is much easier to take it out to the public,” April Bryant Fencing Club Communications Relations Director
workout.” Membership is open to all BGSU students and members of the community who are at least 18 years old. Members are entitled to use the club’s equipment such as helmet, jacket, gloves, weapons, etc. The fencing club’s next practice will be held on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Eppler Center 102.
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Continued from Page 3 different plants makes for a very diverse greenhouse experience. Among these are tropical plants as well as domestic and commercially important varieties such as coffee, pineapples and various kitchen herbs. The greenhouse staff also strives to create a non-toxic environment. They achieve this by releasing beneficial insects instead of spraying traditional pesticides. Insects such as predatory mites, lace-wing larva, lady beetles, praying mantises and other predatory insects help keep the pest populations down without leaving chemical residues which may harm the plants and the people who visit. In addition, they add beneficial nematodes to the soil to help keep pest populations at bay. Schemenauer said that the results in pest control are similar to pesticide results. However, the greenhouse does
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The greenhouse is always accepting volunteers, and various oncampus groups provide even more opportunities. The recently founded Green Thumbs Society meets every other Tuesday and offers members a chance to work in the greenhouse and gain knowledge about a variety of plant related topics. Another organization, the Environmental Service Club, volunteers once or twice a week to help keep the greenhouse running smoothly. In addition to volunteering, students may utilize the research portions of the facility for a number of classes. Projects with plants such as GMO corn, lupines and flowering rush have all helped shape the greenhouse into a useful research and teaching facility. Hayley Ruff, a student researcher, said that after working in the greenhouse for her BIO 2050 class, she enjoyed
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