THE BG NEWS Wednesday July 9, 2008 Volume 101, Issue 157 WWW.BGNEWS.COM
CAMPUS
Fun in the sun, with the right precautions
Traffic jam
PULSE
USG looks to change zoning law By Tony Hunter Reporter
While summer weather means it is time for adventures and outdoor activities, students are reminded to be safe and stay hydrated | Page 3
Classic cars will invade Main Street in downtown BG this Saturday, as the seventh annual “Classics on Main” reves its engines | Page 6
USG President John Waynick is looking to get big support in changing a city law that will affect tons of students in the years to come. The city of Bowling Green has been actively enforcing a previously ignored zoning law that allows no more than three unrelated people to live in the same house.
Waynick said the city recently started to crack down on people violating the law a few years ago, and he has heard many stories of students being kicked out of their apartments. “They would literally bust the doors down at times,” Waynick said. “It was pretty ridiculous.” Waynick and his staff are working to change the law to allow four unrelated people to live together in an apartment.
“Ideally we’d like to change it to as many roommates as there are rooms,” Waynick said. “We went with the happy medium in trying to make progress for the first time in 40 years.” In order to change the law, Waynick said he must have 833 registered voters sign a petition by July 28 to put the issue on the next voter ballot. USG members are working to get 1,300 supporters to sign in
PRESIDENT RIBEAU BIDS FOND FAREWELL
By Jessica Spies Reporter
Artists from 12 Northwest Ohio counties are given the chance to show their work at a week long gallery event | Page 6
Don’t let summer boredom get you down, Bowling Green has plenty to offer, says columnist Brian Eggenberger | Page 4
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ACKNOWLEDGING HIS WORK: President Sidney Ribeau shakes hands with State Representative Mark Wagoner as he accepts a piece of legislation from the Ohio General Assembly. Ribeau was acknowledged for his work as Bowling Green State University’s president.
School of Art
FORUM
Summer slow-down
A rude and criminal city Columnist Alison Kemp disagrees and evaluates how her stay in New York has affected her preconceived notions of the ‘Big Apple’ | Page 4
SPORTS
Passing knowledge to the next generation Heroes of the 2007 women’s basketball team, Ali Mann, Liz Honegger and Megan Thorburn, have hung up their sneakers to coach | Page 9
PHOTOS BY RACHEL RADWANSKI | THE BG NEWS
PEOPLE ON THE STREET
Dining Services to offer different food options
ELISABETH BERRY, Freshman, Secondary Education Physics
“Cheap Starbucks.”
WEATHER
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TODAY Mostly Sunny High: 84, Low: 59
TOMORROW Partly Cloudy High: 83, Low: 61
order to clear the goal once the city checks the petition to see which signatures are valid. Waynick said USG has already had around 700 signatures and has gotten support from many community members. “It’s one of the most tangible issues so far so we’ve really been working hard on it,” Waynick said. “We have been met with some pretty good success.” Waynick said he has also been
By Steve Kunkler Reporter
With students wanting more options at the Union, dining services is trying to accommodate the desire for choices by adding new items to the menu. Among the changes being made are salads by design, which will be available at a commons marketplace and a Cincinnati style chili being added to the Zza’s menu. Cincinnati style conies and cheese conies will also be available at the window. The new items will be available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the prices ranging from $1.75 to $4.50. Director of Dining Services Gail Finan wanted to give students different options, and she plans to keep track of the responses students have to the new items being tested. Though no date is set for the testing to begin, Finan considers the testing as a marker for how sales in the fall could be. “If the testing is a complete bomb, we will go back to the drawing board,” Finan said.
Finan worked with Jeremy Lehman, a representative on the food advisory board who believes the new items are in response to business dining services is losing to Wendy’s. Lehman believes a greater variety in the foods offered by dining services across campus will have more students buying food provided by dining services. “Students want more options, so [dining services] are trying to give students what they want within the budget dining services has,” Lehman said. Among the students who believe the changes could be successful include Mark Bisoski, a senior majoring in biology, who has wanted to try Cincinnati style chili but hasn’t done so yet. Despite having never tried the product, Bisoski believes the product could be popular because it would create more variety in the choices students have. “There’s a lot of food places they could put it and it would be successful just because it was something different,” Bisoski said.
met with some resistance from other community members and city officials. He said his team is hoping to get a big voter turnout by students since the issue will be on the national elections ballot. USG Vice President Sundeep Mutgi said he is excited to be able to make an impact and change
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New laundry fee for fall semester
Now Ohio local artists show
If you could add an item to Zza’s Pizza, what would it be?
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By Alexandria Clark Reporter
The School of Art’s galleries have an elegant scenery and professional flavor, but they’re getting a slight makeover. After five years of getting funding, hiring architects and approving design proposals, the gallery lobby of the Fine Arts building is being renovated and is expected to be finished by the fall academic year. Contractors started working on the gallery’s lobby at the end of February. Only the gallery’s lobby is being renovated because the space is not big enough. The wooden floor from the galleries extends to the lobby, the ceiling tiles have been removed to make the ceiling higher and there is now natural lighting coming in
Students who do laundry in residence halls will no longer have to search under their futons for quarters. The Board of Trustees has approved a $50 per semester charge for laundry. The fee will appear on students’ bursar bill and is mandatory for those living on campus. This fee will be paid upfront and Michael Griffel, director of Residence Life, said students living on campus will not be able to opt out.
“The intent was to make it convenient and easy — not to make people feel nickeled and dimed for a basic necessity,” Griffel said. Residence Life hopes to bring in new washers and dryers to add to what the residence halls already have. A company supplying washers and dryers will survey to see how many additional machines the University can accommodate, Griffel said. This involves looking at the additional cost per machine,
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from the sculpture’s yard. Glass cases and shelves for art displays will also be added to hold two- and three-dimensional objects. Katerina Ray, director for the School of Art, said the renovation of the gallery’s lobby has opened up the opportunity to give donated artwork previously stored in a dark room for years a chance to see the light. “A lot of our donated art work hasn’t seen the day light,” Ray said. “Now we will have the room for these pieces to be shown all year round.” Ray said she is excited one of the Dominic Labino’s glass pieces will be on display after being in storage for 15 years. Dominic Labino is one of A BETTER VIEW: After the renovations, a somewhat hidden alcove See RENOVATION | Page 2 is much more visible to the mass public.
Grounds for Thought serves community, not just coffee By Justin Antill Reporter
Grounds for Thought is a clever, appropriate name for this small town coffee shop where students as well as townspeople go to enjoy a good book and a good cup of hand roasted coffee. “Feelingofcommunityisgreater in here,” said Michael Hale, an English professor at Owens Community College, about the atmosphere of Grounds. By having good relations with small estates and growers of the coffee, Grounds is able to supply its loyal customers with specialty drinks, such as their array of lattes and regular coffee. Grounds offers customers more than 5,000 variations of coffee, with coffee beans imported from around the world. They roast the beans on site to meet anyone’s taste. They also offer homemade desserts and pastries. “We serve a wide variety and try to make anything people want,” said manager Kelly Mattimoe. Not only is Grounds a nice cof-
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GROUNDS FOR COMMUNITY: Grounds for Thought, a coffee shop and bookstore in downtown Bowling Green, offers a quiet retreat to study and to relax.
fee shop, but they are a popular used bookstore as well. Customers can browse the collection of classics, contemporary fiction, history and story books while enjoying their coffee and food. Books can also be purchased with cash or trade credit, which means trading in quality used books. They also sell comics, VHS tapes and old records. “Grounds for Thought keeps true to small business,”
Mattimoe said. They also sell their coffee grounds to a few downtown businesses such as Easystreet and the Cookie Jar. Owners Kelly and Laura Wicks have kept this small establishment up and running for nearly 20 years. The establishment will turn 20 next year. “We try to make everyone in
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