2009-05-20 by BG Falcon Media

THE BG NEWS Wednesday May 20, 2009

Volume 103, Issue 154

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SRC gets a new look

Six new plasma TVs in the Student Recreation Center give exercisers an alternative viewpoint | Page 3

Fewer cars, fewer people, more relaxing

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Columnist Tyler Sworden talks about life in Bowling Green after most students have gone home |Page 4

Summer session not a breeze

Faculty columnist Phil Schurrer discusses the fast pace and daunting workload of summer sessions at the University | Page 4

Tears and trains During her last months in Austria, columnist Allison Kemp highlights her reluctance to leave mixed with the excitement of her experiences | Page 4

No. 1 in the MAC

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET

SPORTS

The BGSU baseball team went on a winning streak to take the MAC championship and secure the No. 1 seed for the upcoming tournament | Page 6

High hopes for a new season

The Falcon softball season is over, but the team is looking forward to next year | Page 6

Group forms to restore Ice Arena By Andy Ouriel Campus Editor

Since starting the hockey program when he came to Bowling Green in 1967, Jack Vivian remembers many proud moments occurring at the University’s Ice Arena. Whether it was Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton first learning how to skate as a child, the University winning its first and only collegiate national championship in men’s hockey during the 1984 season or the countless community members participating in recreational events such as youth hockey or open skating, Vivian remembers them all. But the memories might stop there. After 42 years in existence, the Ice Arena, which hosts hundreds of events to thousands of people yearly, is in danger of shutting its doors. If money for renovations and the future upkeep of the arena is not raised through public funding or private donations, hockey games and open skates might become a thing of the past, Vivian said. “I can’t imagine that campus not having that ice arena,” he said.

Inducted into the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008, Vivian was a pioneer to Bowling Green hockey from its inauguration to when he ended his four year varsity coaching duties in 1973. He was also one of the founding members of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, the division Bowling Green currently plays in. Vivian is trying to add one more title to his resume -- savior to the Ice Arena and the hockey program. The Ice Arena project is special to Vivian because it hits home. It only makes matters worse for him seeing something he helped build and develop crumble. While University administrators in no way want to lose one of the most historic buildings on campus, along with the hockey program, they may be forced to do so. The Ice Arena needs costly repairs and renovations, but money for the project might not be available, Vivian said. Vivian estimates between $12-$14 million will be needed to make the necessary improvements, such as changing the ice and replacing the ice clamp, fixing

the roof and boilers, improving concessions and replacing much of the current infrastructure by upgrading facilities to modern day standards. But the University is not standing idle and crying poverty. Under President Carol Cartwright’s leadership, University officials, University alumni, community members and former hockey players have all come together to form an Ice Arena Working Group. The group is trying to come up with reasonable solutions to improve the building and benefit all parties using the facilities. Vivian, who was the University’s first hockey coach, has now returned to Bowling Green as chair of the Ice Arena Working Group to try to restore not only the facility itself, but also the greatness the arena once held. “The University, for whatever reason, has not taken care of the building and it is showing the effects of that,” he said. “We’re in a position where we need to fix it up.” As CEO of JRV Management, a company that consults and oversees the quality of ice arenas

Finding the history behind a family’s precious heirloom By Allison Borgelt Reporter

Buried deep inside a wooden trunk that traveled from Germany to McComb, Ohio, underneath photographs of generations gone by and other various yellowed items, was the Borgelt family’s greatest treasure: a newspaper. A newspaper may not seem like a treasure, but my family’s heirloom is far from ordinary. Dated July 2, 1863, the newspaper was supposedly written in Vicksburg, Miss. during the Civil War, and it is printed on wallpaper. Yes, wallpaper.

Preserved between two long sheets of glass, the one-page newspaper consists of four columns of text. The masthead reads The Daily Citizen, and printed below is the editor’s name, J.M. Swords. The wallpaper on the back is cream-colored, with red roses arranged inside a brown and white pattern, and it is taped from years of being handled. Questions about the piece have floated around the Borgelt family for years. Why was the newspaper printed on wallpaper? Where did it come from? Was my family’s copy really printed during the Civil War? Do other copies exist? Intrigued by the piece and the questions it provoked, I decided

What possesion does your family value most?

to search for answers to my family’s own “history mystery.” Scott Martin, chair of the Department of History at the University, explained that some Civil War newspapers were printed on wallpaper because the Union imposed a naval blockade on the South, cutting off supplies to its people. “This seems to have been a phenomenon of the Civil War, because newsprint was very scarce in the South,” he said. “They didn’t have facilities to make paper, so they had to use any substitutes they could … wallpaper was one of the things they could use.” Although my family’s copy was printed on ancient-looking wallpaper and is dated 1863, Mark Donaldson, an accessionist at the Hancock Historical Museum in Findlay, noticed something that changed my entire perspective on the piece. At the top of the newspaper, in fine print, is the phrase, “Facsimile of ‘The Vicksburg Daily Citizen’ of July 2, 1863.” My family’s copy is a fake. Donaldson gave me an article titled, “Famous Fakes 4: Vicksburg Daily Citizen Facsimiles,” which came from the Archival Chronicle, an online publication by the Center for Archival Collections in Jerome Library. The article reads: “Never would a newspaper printed on wallpaper be as collectible as the July 4, 1863 issue of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen. Its souvenir status has

See NEWSPAPER | Page 2

“[My family’s] Civil War pistols” | Page 4

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Local police apply for grant By Steve Kunkler Reporter

The city police department recently applied to receive national funds to purchase new equipment. The police submitted a grant last week for funding through the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance Recovery Act. The grant’s official title is the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program, and the request is for about $20,900. If the grant is approved, the

funds will go toward replacing older models of Smith and Western firearms, which need to be repaired but are no longer in manufacture, said Deputy Chief Brad Conner. The request includes funding for 48 guns, 43 off-duty holsters and 32 gun-mounting tactical lights, which will be used by officers who go into poorly lit areas, Conner said. The total cost of the equipment is around $38,000, although that won’t be the cost to the city, Conner said. Along with the possible

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RENOVATION: The Ice Arena in Anderson was built 42 years ago. Today it is in major need of rennovation.

around the country, Vivian said the University’s Ice Arena is in a poor state. Out of the 150 buildings he has worked on with JRV, Vivian said the University’s Ice Arena is in one of the worst conditions due to age and poor maintenance. “It’s been executed and is on death row,” Vivian said about the Ice Arena’s potential fate. “We have been given some time and unless we can turn [the Ice Arena] around both as a building and as a varsity hockey program and everyone else that benefits from it, it’s subject to be done away with and that would be a tragedy for

$20,900 grant, the city police will trade in their curent equipment for about $16,755. The rest of the $38,000 cost for the new equipment will be picked up by the city. “When all is said and done, the city of Bowling Green will have to come up with $164.32,” Conner said. The city police department worked with both local and state officials to help secure the money. Money had already been

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Bowling Green.” But Vivian’s group is not alone in trying to save the Ice Arena. There is already a foundation started to help raise money to renovate the arena. Last week, Ohio Representative Randy Gardner and State Senator Mark Wagoner visited the Ice Arena with Vivian. Gardner and Wagoner said they will try to convince Ohio to allocate $1.5 million out of the state capital budget toward renovating the Ice Arena. But $1.5 million is still less than 10

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University connects through Facebook By Allison Borgelt Reporter

In addition to becoming “friends” with people from around the world, adding personal videos and photos to their pages and even throwing livestock at people, Facebook users can now access University news from campus blogs, Campus Update and The BG News through a new Facebook application: The BGSU RSS Reader. Designed by Anthony Fontana, the learning technologies consultant for the Office of the CIO, and written by Chris Wammes, the Web applications developer for Information Technology Services, the Facebook application was created to improve communication on campus by making campus news available where the University com-

munity spends time online, Fontana said. “If someone is a Facebook user, this application allows [him or her] to stay within Facebook and see all of the top headlines from BGSU blogs, The BG News, and Campus Update,” he said. “It's the one-stop-shop for any sort of news and blog-related news coming … [from] any of the centers or departments that are blogging on campus.” The application consists of a box of links to Campus Update, the University Strategic Plan, and other University RSS feeds. The links are under the following headings: BG News, Business, Education, Sports, and Technology. Application users can place checkmarks next to the feed links they want posted on their pages. See FACEBOOK Page 2

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CYCLING: Two Bowling Green residents enjoy the sun on a downtown bike ride.

Cyclists rewarded for ‘green’ effort By Lin Chafetz Reporter

THE HUNT: The treasured Borgelt heirloom, pictured above, is a Civil War newspaper printed on wallpaper. In the end, the paper was found to be a facsimile, a fake.

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After the streets of Bowling Green emptied due to the end of finals and the departure of students, National Bike month gave them a reason to fill up again — with bikes. Friday, May 15 was Bowling Green’s bike-or-walk-to-work day, which is part of National Bike month. The League of American Bicyclists started biketo-work day in 1956 on the third Friday of May, according to their Web site. They wanted to create a new healthy and safe alternative to driving for commuters. Part of bike-to-work day in Bowling Green involved Grounds for Thought cafe giving free coffee and doughnuts to people who commuted to work on Friday via bike or foot. Nick Wray, a worker at Grounds for Thought, said there were var-

ious people in the cafe throughout the day for the promotion. But he said he thinks most of them already bike or walk, and did not ditch the car just for the free coffee and donuts. “The people in here [for the promotion] were people that probably walk or bike to work every day,” Wray said. Grounds for Thought has been doing this promotion for many years, Wray said. “I think it’s a good idea for the obvious reasons, just being healthier and being better for the environment,” he said. According to Thomas Vanden Eynden, a Bicycle Safety Commission member, biking to work 50 percent of the time can burn up to 60,000 more calories and save $1,200 in automobile transportation expenses every year. “I think it’s just in general a smart thing to do,” Wray said.

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NEWSPAPER From Page 1 spawned thirty or more facsimile editions since that original printing.” The article, written by Eric Honneffer, a conservator for the CAC, refers to a July 4 edition because Union troops placed an addendum at the bottom of Swords’s July 2 edition after taking over Vicksburg. My family’s copy contains the addendum, which includes the date July 4, 1863. It reads: “The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg … This is the last wallpaper edition, and is, excepting this note, from the type as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiosity.” “I think what they were trying to do was to keep pretty much what had been put on [the] July 2 [edition] and then add this little tidbit on July 4,” Honneffer said. “They had a point to prove, that’s what I’m reading into it.” Honneffer and Donaldson had several speculations as to why my family’s facsimile was made. “The original ones are hard to find,” Donaldson said. “I would think [your family’s copy] would probably come from someone from Grant’s army [who] printed up something for the troops.” Donaldson guessed the Borgelts’ copy was probably made between the early 1900s and the mid-1930s. “We could safely say it was not printed on a computer,” Donaldson said. “It’s too old for that. It’s not a modern facsimile.” Honneffer’s article mentions reprints that were made in the general time period that Donaldson suggested: “Certain reprints were created to commemorate the death of General Grant in 1885, the performance

GRANT From Page 1 geted for the equipment, said John Quinn, mayor of Bowling Green. The grant will help save the city while still getting new equipment for the police. “With the financial condition we may have had to cut the equipment out of the budget, but the grant allows us to get the equipment any-

of the play ‘Little Coquette’ and a G.A.R. [Union veterans] encampment in Indianapolis, Ind., September 20th to 25th, 1920.” Honneffer said there is also a chance my family’s copy could have been made for marketing purposes. He said he has seen copies of the newspaper announcing Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and some of those copies contain advertising. He also showed me two Daily Citizen facsimiles held at BGSU’s library, and one of them appeared to have an address printed on it from which people could order additional copies. “Companies would put these things out as a giveaway,” Honneffer said. “I could see people that collect historical advertising collecting them.” Honneffer said the CAC Preservation Lab in Perrysburg is contacted between four and six times each year regarding old newspapers, including the newspaper about Lincoln’s assassination, the July 4, 1800 newspaper that includes George Washington’s death announcement and The Daily Citizen. He said The Daily Citizen is one the lab doesn’t see a lot. “They’re usually brought in with the idea that these are probably real,” Honneffer said. “It is kind of a unique thing, even if they are not the actual document.” When old newspapers are brought to the lab and not marked as facsimiles, Honneffer tells their owners about how the color of the papers can provide clues as to whether they are facsimiles. He said before the Civil War, newsprint was made of lighter-colored, sturdier ragbased paper. In the years after the war, flimsier, wood-pulp based paper, which darkened more quickly, was used.

“With the financial condition we may have had to cut the equipment out of the budget.” John Quinn | Mayor way,” Quinn said. The city police also have the support of Robert Latta, U.S. Rep. for Bowling Green.

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“We could safely say it was not printed on a computer. It’s too old for that.”

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percent of what Vivian estimates will be needed. Arena with Vivian. Gardner and Wagoner said they will try to convince Ohio to allocate $1.5 million out of the state capital budget toward renovating the Ice Arena. But $1.5 million is still less than 10 percent of what Vivian estimates will be needed. And while the Ice Arena’s life might depend on dollars and cents, it will be the community members who will mourn not having a place to go skate or watch a hockey game. “The Ice Arena, unlike any other building on campus, from the beginning, has been a building that has more community use than University use,” Bowling Green Mayor John Quinn said. As one of the members of the Ice Arena Working Group, Quinn said with some help from state funding, along with fund raising events and public support, he hopes a reasonable solution can be found. “It’s an important project

Mark Donaldson | Accessionist “If it’s nice and brown, there’s a good possibility that it’s not always the original,” Honneffer said. “If it were an original, there’s a good possibility it would’ve been lighter in color and stronger in feel.” Honneffer’s “Famous Fakes” article contains a list of 10 characteristics belonging to original copies of The Daily Citizen that set them apart from reprints. The list includes sizes of the original copies and a note indicating the misspelling of the word “whistle” as “whisttle” in the fourth column of text. My family’s copy does not match all of the characteristics. My family attached a strong sentimental value to our copy of The Daily Citizen, but we never had it appraised. Honneffer said the monetary value probably depends on what people are willing to pay, but most copies have little value. Although the Borgelts’ copy of The Daily Citizen is probably worth very little, the age of the document and my family’s connection to it continue to make it special. There was something exciting about digging the old newspaper out of a trunk and seeing it in its brown, tattered state, and I wouldn’t trade the piece’s sentimental value for any amount of money. I wish that attitude on anyone going on a family treasure hunt. As Martin said, “There are probably other facsimiles in other trunks elsewhere, waiting to be discovered.”

SATURDAY, MAY 16 1:20 A.M.

Cody Starr, 19, of Bowling Green was cited for disorderly conduct after a complainant called to report loud music and underage drinking at a party at his residence on High Street. 2:35 A.M.

Scott Ankney, 20, of Bowling Green was arrested for five counts of criminal mischief and underage drinking after he was seen slashing the tires of five different vehicles. Ankney was seen by one of the victims and identified by name, address and clothing description. 11:40 P.M.

Christopher Murray, 20, of Toledo was arrested for underage possession of alcohol after he was seen throwing an open can of beer under a vehicle.

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FACEBOOK From Page 1 Fontana said University community members can also submit feeds to his e-mail address to be reviewed and possibly added to the BGSU RSS Reader. He said submissions can include RSS feeds from campus departments and student organizations, as well as informational blogs about campus activities. Fontana said the RSS feed from the University’s Academic Calendar may also be added to the application in the future. In addition to supporting the development of the Facebook application, CIO and ITS decided to make the application’s code available to people in the University and Facebook community, Fontana said. “We would like to see this benefit ... go to BG faculty, staff or students who are interested in developing their own similar application,” Fontana said. Fontana explained students could use the code to “modify the application for a student project or for business,” or create applications that group feeds they like.

Latta will write a letter supporting the request of funds for the equipment to the U.S. Department of Justice, who will be providing the money if the funding is approved, said David Popp, press secretary for congressman Latta. “Congressman Latta will be penning a letter of support to help the department with their application,” Popp said.

Lance Jackson Jr., 24, of Bowling Green was arrested for disorderly conduct, inducing panic and menacing after he walked toward a police officer with a hatchet in his hands and refused to follow commands.

In order to receive the code, Fontana said interested students and faculty members should submit requests to ITS. Fontana said he has received positivefeedbackabouttheapplication from faculty Facebook users and members of the Web 2.0 Pedagogy and Scholarship Learning Community, which is sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. “It's been very well received by a lot of the faculty that I've heard from that are Facebook users,” he said. “When I showed it to the Web 2.0 Learning Community ... the response from the faculty, staff and grad students in that community was really good.” Third-year doctoral student Precious Yamaguchi said she likes the application. She said she thinks students could learn more about events and areas of study in other departments if more University departments submitted feeds to the Facebook application. “I think [the application] will actually create more interactive awareness about what’s going on on campus,” Yamaguchi said. Fred Connor, the senior director of marketing for the Office of Marketing and

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Communications, had good things to say as well. I thought it was fabulous idea,” Connor siad. “I am hoping it will help alums, current students [and] prospective students essentially be able to connect with the University better.”

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Televisions give students multitasking abilities By Hannah Nusser Reporter

Catching up on the news while running on the treadmill is a now a possibility for those who enjoy the Student Recreational Center. Two weeks ago, six brand new televisions were installed throughout the SRC. All the new TVs are plasma screen LGs. There is one larger Panasonic television in the weight lifting area, and three TVs are suspended in front of the treadmills and elliptical machines, while the other two are placed in the lounge area. Thad Long, the associate director of sports at the SRC, said the TVs are â&#x20AC;&#x153;a culmination of a two year project.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year we have annual projects we can make requests for â&#x20AC;Ś the TVs would fall under the category of a separate pool of funds that are just for facility enhancement, or patron amenities,â&#x20AC;? Long said. In their entirety, the TVs cost

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved an increase of in-state undergraduate tuition for the University of Maine of 5.9 percent and an overall system increase of 5.8 percent at its meeting Monday. According to system Chancellor Richard Pattenaude, the system-wide tuition increase is the smallest in seven years. The 2002-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;03 tuition increase was 4.7 percent, while the increases have ranged from 7.6 percent to 10.3 percent since then. The increases come just three days after UMaine announced savings for fiscal year 2010 totaling $8.8 million.â&#x20AC;&#x153;The university presidents and I are extremely

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year we have annual projects we can make request for...the TVs would fall under the category of a separate pool of funds that are just for facility enhancement...â&#x20AC;? Thad Long | Associate Director of Sports about $50,000 in operation after the permits, engineering, and installation. Unlike standard workout equipment, televisions require attention from engineers and over 100 professionals working to make sure they are installed correctly and need as little maintenance as possible according to Long. Senior Megan Sowder, who uses the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elliptical machines, said the TVs might make her workout longer. University alumnus Ram Das also liked the new additions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool because I can watch Sports Center (while I work out),â&#x20AC;? Das said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe if they

added audio...I could listen while I watch.â&#x20AC;? The new televisions are just the beginning of a number of improvements the SRC hopes to make in the future, Long said. He said sometime during the fall the furniture in the lounge, which is about thirty years old, will be replaced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud of this thirtyyear-old facility, but the wood is dated, the look and format is dated, and we know that the average student is checking out Kent Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility or Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facility,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a part of the recruitment process (for the University).â&#x20AC;?

In-state tuition increases for Univ. of Maine By William P. Davis U-Wire

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concerned about maintaining our universitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; affordability and quality,â&#x20AC;? Pattenaude said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new tuition rates are necessary to protect the quality and value of our educational offerings.â&#x20AC;? UMaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $9,626 tuition represents 28 percent of Maineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s per capita personal income of $34,119. Of the New England public universities, UMaine is cheaper than all but the University of Rhode Island, but represents a higher percentage of the per capita personal income than all but the Universities of New Hampshire and Vermont. UMaine projects an operating budget of $248 million next year. UMaine is expected to suffer a 2.6 percent drop in enrollment

for next year after four straight years of increases totaling 5.1 percent. UMaine is the only University of Maine System campus to increase enrollment over the past five years; overall the system's enrollment has dropped 4.3 percent over the last five years.

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Ohio University re-evaluates Medical Emergency Assistance program By Catherine Pomiecko U-Wire

One year after the start of the Medical Emergency Assistance programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (MEA) pilot year, an Ohio University committee has begun evaluating the program to determine if it becomes a formal policy or a university protocol, which would allow for greater flexibility. MEA allows students to seek medical attention during an alcohol or drug-related emergency without guaranteed judicial charges. One year ago, a survey of about 1,000 students revealed that about 91 percent wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call for help. The university initiated MEA in hopes of increasing this number, Director of Health Promotions Terry Koons said. The Office of Health Promotions found a 2 percent increase in the number of students who utilized MEA from Fall Quarter to Spring Quarter. At the end of Fall Quarter 2008, eight people were granted MEA. Health Promotions distrib-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the end of the month, we will have a recommendation whether we think it should be a formalized university protocol or a formalized police.â&#x20AC;? Terry Koons | Director of Health Promotions uted follow-up surveys this quarter by e-mail to more than 1,200 students to measure awareness of the program, the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utilization and whether or not students feel comfortable calling. In addition, the survey displayed a 17 percent increase in awareness of the MEA program during Fall Quarter. Of that 17 percent, 97 percent reported that they would call for help if a friend needed medical attention, Koons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the end of the month, we will have a recommendation whether we think it should be a formalized university protocol or a formalized policy,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With a protocol, we can change things if we need to. With a formal policy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harder to change.â&#x20AC;?

He declined to comment further to avoid influencing the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. The director of judiciaries decides whether to grant amnesty on a case-by-case basis, and students only are granted the exemption from formal university disciplinary action once. MEA does not extend to court systems in the city of Athens. Students granted amnesty must still complete an alcohol or drug intervention program through Counseling and Psychological Services and pay a $100 fee. A primary goal of the MEA program is to encourage students to put health and safety above fear of disciplinary action, whether in the residence halls or off campus, Koons said.

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PEOPLE ON THE STREET

What posession does your family value the most?

“A grandfather clock. It’s been passed down for four generations.”

“The cross-- my heart, my shield, my armor.”

“Both my grandmothers and great grandmothers’ engagement rings .”

“My family’s war medals.”

PETE JOHNSTON, Senior, IPC

AHMAD SMITH, Junior, Math

KIM MERIK, Alumni, Research

STEPHEN CORREY, Sophomore, Accounting

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Summer rigor and relaxation Summer session brings rewards and challenges PHIL SCHURRER FACULTY

“There are fewer ‘time outs’ between classes...fewer chances to do homework.”

Summertime … and the livin’ time of year — a somewhat is easy … - Ira Gershwin. laid back, carefree lifestyle, For those who frequent complete with nice weather, the halls of BGSU only durshorts and flip-flops. ing the winter and spring Having taught summer sessemesters, the level of activsions in the past, I can assure ity around here in the sumthose who are enrolled for mer may come as a kind of the first time that the pace culture shock. Sidewalks are can be breathtaking. While being replaced, preparations technically there are the are being made for the sumsame number of classroom mer sessions, and the State hours as in a fall or spring Fire School is conducting its semester class, the speed and annual training sessions. the intensity can be daunting Some of us are here for instructor and student because there is research to be done or a paper to be com- alike. The initial but unstated pleted. Some are here either assumption to be overcome preparing for the summer academic programs or begin- is the idea that concepts can be absorbed in a concentratning preparations for the fall ed summer session as rapidly semester. as in the fall or spring. Not However, some are here because, for whatever reason, true. Because there are fewer “time outs” between classes, they want (or need) to enroll in a class or classes. For those there are fewer chances to do homework or readexperiencing summer sesing and thus to absorb sions for the first time, there and engage oneself in the is a common misconception learning process. that the academic pace will parallel the overall campus See Summer | Page 7 ambiance present at this

Summer introduces different atmosphere to Bowling Green TYLER SWORDEN COLUMNIST Hear that? Silence. Well, not really, but it is somewhat of a sign of relief for this townie. Summer is finally upon us, meaning a more peaceful Bowling Green. I am, of course, referring to just how much the atmosphere changes after the majority of students move back home after finals and commencement. First, let me delve into one of the biggest problems I encounter on a daily basis during the school year: automobiles. Understand that this town essentially doubles in size during the school year, thus traffic is more abundant. Is it really necessary for the vast majority of the student body to have cars on campus? Half the kids have their rides collect dust in the overflow lot, having only used them a few times throughout the year, mostly to go home. This I can somewhat understand, the whole convenience factor. But seriously, everybody doesn’t need wheels. I mean, the town is small enough that students can walk pretty much anywhere they need to go. Moreover, we have a shuttle service that provides transportation.

And lastly, I am pretty sure each student knows someone who has a car they could utilize. Without stirring the pot too much, I like the idea that another small college town, Athens (Ohio University) implements. At Ohio University, first and second year students are not permitted to have a vehicle. I mean, seriously, it is so annoying even crossing the roads around campus on foot with all the traffic. And when I do drive out of town, it is also a process turning left onto Wooster from Enterprise (where I live). Besides, having fewer automobiles is better for the environment right? I may sound cynical, but I think it is a good thing the auto industry is struggling. Stop making cars. We have too many, especially for my small town! Each year, it seems like more and more kids live in BG for the summer, which aside from the added traffic, is fine by me. Most students get local jobs, which helps our economy, or they take summer classes (overachievers, ha). No, I have taken my fair share of summer classes too, and by no means do I consider myself an overachiever. I have to give it those who take summer courses. They are tougher, bearing in mind that twice the amount of coursework is jammed into half the time.

“Half the kids have their rides collect dust in the overflow lot, having only used them a few times throughout the year...” So for the most part, campus is pretty chill regarding student flow, which is lovely because I enjoy just going for walks both day and night around the University. It really is an opportunity to see everything from a more calm point of view. Maybe it is just the nature nerd in me, but add into effect the weather, and the real serene beauty of campus comes out in the summer. That is, until now; enter the fifth season of the year, construction. We don’t even need to get on I-75 to get a dose of it because at any point on campus you can see an area taped off, fenced in or dug up. And by all means, I believe in the renovation and beautification of campus. It just seems unfortunate that so many projects are underway at one time. Forget the Stroh Center; I want to know how much of my money is going toward the sidewalks I walk on every day or the classrooms I sit in almost every day. But, for once I want to deviate from money, and that is another argument for another column. Quickly switching gears from

campus and the academic side of things, I would like to briefly touch base on another benefit to the summer around BG, the bars. Had I not unleashed the socialite in me all these years, I probably would not be writing this column and would have graduated by now. (For those who know me, that was my attempt at making fun of myself.) For those who are not so familiar with this townie, let me just say I got Van Wilder buying me drinks at my favorite watering hole. And while I do not venture out to the bars as much as I used to because I am finally tackling more important priorities like gaining internship credit writing for The BG News, I do enjoy an occasional night on the town. Again, with the masses sitting at home bored on a Saturday night because they don’t have the party-conducive environment of BG anymore, I can take pleasure in the following: not sweating profusely, not taking all night to get served and not waiting in line to get into a bar in my own town. Hear that? It’s happy hour at Ziggy’s. Roll Along!

Travelin’ the Globe: Austrian adventure will soon end

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to Vienna for what I expected to be my final weekend there this year. I finally was able to ride a ALISON KEMP RailJet train, which is the newest COLUMNIST line of trains in Austria. It is the fastest ride between Salzburg and Vienna, going speeds of up to 200 kilometers an hour. SALZBURG, Austria — I had my I was pretty excited about this, but first sentimental moment about I knew the RailJet is frequently late. leaving Salzburg last week. If I I have seen it with delays of up to continue like this, I’ll be a wreck by the time July rolls around and I 155 minutes, so I really hoped that wouldn’t happen this time. have a plane to catch. The train was delayed, but only I’m not really sure what triggered it. I had just finished a bit of by 15 minutes. This still made the journey faster than any other travgrocery shopping and was walkeling options, but it was the luck of ing to the bus. The weather was gloomy, but it had stopped raining. the draw. After arriving I changed my Or maybe it was the music. I was listening to a playlist of mostly mind, deciding I will most likely return to Vienna for the Donau energetic songs, but some songs Insel Fest, which my friends’ band, always remind me of specific Cardiac Move, is a part of, along things, and one of those came with Snow Patrol, in a free festival up, triggering some sentimental weekend. memories. I made this journey to Vienna But the sentimentality didn’t so I could see the musical Spring last. I had too many other things to accomplish, including my final Awakening auf Deutsch. The midterm. (It’s the summer session interesting thing about this is that Frühlings Erwachen (Spring at BGSU and I just finished midAwakening) is originally a German terms … a bit hard to believe). play that was transformed into an After a study session and history excursion on Friday, I headed See Austria | Page 7

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IN TOWN Howard’s Club H Friday at Howard’s Club H, watch the band The Falling Spikes. There will be a $5 cover at the door. Call 419-352-3195 for more information.

Historic Fort of 1812 Battlefield helps bring history alive By Rachel Radwanski Reporter

TOLEDO Headliners Friday at Headliners, watch the band People in Planes w/ The Sanderlings. Doors open at 9:00. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

ELSEWHERE Pataskala, Ohio Spring Hookahville will take place this weekend at the Frontier Ranch Music Center in Pataskala, Ohio. Music will run all day Saturday and Sunday and early bird campers will be treated to a bluegrass show on Friday night. Tickets are $80 for the entire weekend at the door. Bands include: Ekoostik Hookah

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THEY SAID IT

“You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.”

—George W. Bush

“About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”

—Ernest Hemingway

There’s something about Fort Meigs. Fort Meigs has stood for nearly 200 years on the southern bank of the Maumee River. And throughout those 196 years, there’s been some sort of human activity. Even before it was built, humans have been on the land. There is evidence from the personal diaries of soldiers and officers of the U.S. Army that when the fort was built in 1813 human remains were uncovered - the skeletons of Native Americans who had been laid to rest in the area. Founded on Feb. 2, 1813 by General William Henry Harrison, and named after the Governor of Ohio at that time (Return Jonathon Meigs), Fort Meigs was to act as a temporary supply depot and staging area for an invasion of Canada during the War of 1812. However, it became an even more integral part of the War of 1812 and the center of operations in the Northwest Territory when the British laid siege on the fort May 1, 1813. For four days the British bombarded the fort until May 5, when the Kentucky Militia arrived as reinforcements for the U.S. Army. The British finally lifted their siege and retreated to Canada on May 9, only to return in July of that same year to lay siege on the fort again. They did not succeed and the British were forced to retreat to Canada, again, after taking heavy losses. On Sept. 10,1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won a vital naval battle that gave the United States the upper hand in the Northwest Territory. After that, Fort Meigs was not needed to the same extent and it was dismantled and replaced with a small stockade to act as a supply depot and to protect the Maumee rapids from enemy forces. Historians call this Fort Meigs II. It was about 50 square yards and only required 200 men to run, unlike the original fort, which required around 2,000 men. Fort Meigs was formally abandoned by the United States in May 1815. After the war, families whose farms had been destroyed used the blockhouses in the fort. They stayed there as they rebuilt their farms, said Rick Finch, site manager at Fort Meigs. In fact, many of the original homes in Maumee and Perrysburg used timber from the original fort. Then the site was abandoned for about 25 years. In 1840, it witnessed one of its largest crowds ever when a political rally was held for General Harrison, who was running for president. Historians have guessed that over 40,000 people arrived for the rally. Currently, that many people don’t visit the site in a year. Doug Bahnsen put it in perspective while visiting the fort for an event.

“We haven’t had 50 and 60 thousand people here for an event since then, I think,” he said. “And people can drive in an air conditioned car to get here.” Bahnsen is a local living history interpreter who educates others on the local history by acting it out. With a large, fluffy white beard, a plaid shirt, and suspender-supported khakis, Bahnsen brings an anachronistic feel to the modern museum where he sits talking. Occasionally, as he wanders around he can be heard playing a few notes on a harmonica he keeps in a plastic bag in his pocket. Bahnsen said he likes to focus on the cultural side of the history and how people lived and interacted during the time when northwest Ohio was just a frontier. The year after Harrison’s political rally, the land and the remnants of Fort Meigs were leased to the Hayes brothers Timothy, Thomas, and Michael. However, Timothy was the only one to actually live on the land. The brothers were very aware of the historical significance of the land, and they made efforts to preserve it. They only allowed cattle and other farm animals to graze on the land that was originally part of the fort. This protected the grand traverse, a large dirt barrier that protected troops from British bombardment, from being plowed into oblivion. In fact, the grand traverse still exists today within the reconstruction of the fort. Timothy also took great pride in preserving the land and the history associated with it. He would readily offer historic tours, and he encouraged visitation to the site. Because of this, Timothy became known as the “Wizard of Fort Meigs.” The Hayes brothers’ efforts made preservation of the fort possible. They made people aware of its history and brought attention to it, without destroying it. According to Judy Justus, a local historian and president of Perrysburg’s Area Historic Museum, a granddaughter of the Hayes’ still lived in the area until recently. When she was asked about her relatives’ efforts to preserve the land, she recalled that they were very protective and wouldn’t let them sled on the hills in the winter. Nevertheless, people seem attracted to the area, and keep coming back. Justus said even though the land was swampy, people were attracted to it, and came back and built the towns of Maumee and Perrysburg. And when they drained the land they found rich, dark soil that was ideal for farming. By 1840 the surround-

RACHEL RADWANSKI | THE BG NEWS

STILL STANDING: Fort Meigs has stood for nearly 200 years on the southern bank of the Maumee River. Locals work hard to keep the Fort in good condition in order to keep the area’s history alive.

DRAWN BY CAPT. WILLIAM SEBREE| LIIBRARY OF CONGRESS

HISTORIC MAP: Capt. William Sebree’s map of Fort Meigs, which he drew when he served in the war of 1812.

ing land was almost completely drained. On Sept. 1, 1908, the large obelisk monument that can be seen from outside the fort was dedicated by a local veteran of the Civil War to the fallen soldiers of Fort Meigs. At the end of World War I, on Sept. 13, 1919, there was a celebration held at Fort Meigs that was put on by the Maumee Valley Pioneer and Historical Association. The area was influenced more by the fort than is apparent. Wood County was named after the chief engineer of Fort Meigs - Eleazar Darby Wood. Almon Gibbs, who fought during the War of 1812 at Fort Meigs, returned later to become postmaster of Maumee. There’s a street named after him today. The people of the area want others to be aware of Fort Meigs. “State Route 65 used to run directly down the middle of the fort. There used to be a drive that

surrounded the monument so you could get off the main road and stop at the monument,” Finch said. Finch grew up in Michigan and had friends who participated in Muster on the Maumee, a large living history event at Fort Meigs. He’s held the position of site manager for the past 4 years. In the late 1960s, the Ohio Historical Society began to reconstruct Fort Meigs. In 1974 they opened the museum to the public. The reconstruction was one of OHS’s major projects to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial. Then in 2000 they rebuilt the stockade that enclosed the fort with fresh hand-hewn timbers and repaired the seven blockhouses and the quartermaster’s building. There are also live interpreters who give a personal perspective to the history of the fort. Made up of volunteers and employees, they are most obvious during the living history events held at the fort. These mainly consist of volunteers like Hannah Grohowski. A

student at the University, she has volunteered at Fort Meigs since December of 2005, but has known about the fort since she was 5 years old. Grohowski says she originally volunteered at the fort because she couldn’t attend a field trip with her classmates, so she wanted to do them “one better” and asked to sign up as a volunteer. To her, this was a way of getting away from her “immature high school acquaintances.” So far, she loves it. Grohowski enjoys learning about the history of the fort, but loves meeting the people through events even more. “The people who work there and the other volunteers are wonderful. They are so knowledgeable and fun,” she said. “They know what they are doing. Having people like that around makes the atmosphere great.” Tony Szymanski volunteered at Fort Meigs for 11 years before becoming a paid interpreter. He’s worked as an interpreter for the past three years. Fort Meigs interests him because he’s always been interested in history, and he enjoys telling people about the history of the area. He said he also likes to camp and to shoot the cannons and rifles. Szymanski stands in the Quartermaster’s building, dressed as an assistant to the Quartermaster. When more people enter the building he dresses up as a rifleman. Over the past 14 years he’s made a lot of the tools he uses as an interpreter, or bought them from other re-enactors. He says he really enjoys showing people how to use historic equipment, whether it’s for cooking or crafts. That seems to be the theme that brings people to the fort, a desire to understand the history and to live it. Justus thinks this is what makes Fort Meigs such an attractive place for people today. “They’re there, they’re in history, they’re not just staring at a display or looking at a book. They’re in the middle of it,” she said. Justus was a teacher for 25 years and firmly believes that people of today need to understand history: “[They] need to learn our history so they know where we’ve been so they know where they are.” Justus says that Fort Meigs is one of the two most-visited historical sites visited in Ohio, along with the Armstrong Museum. She believes it easily attracts people because of its eclectic history and activities. They’ve had Native Americans on the site, they have war re-enactments, crafts and games, and the new museum. They show history in a wonderful manner. It’s rich and alive, she said. The site is not likely to lose its local support any time soon. Whether it’s the history, it’s tactical importance during the War of 1812, or just the fact that it’s the largest wooden reconstructed fort within the nation, Fort Meigs isn’t likely to be abandoned anytime soon. There certainly is something about Fort Meigs.

X-MENOrigins:WOLVERINE Origin Story Fails To Live Up To Expectations By Vince Driver Film Critic

With the beginning of summer blockbuster season, the word expectation gets thrown around a lot. X-Men Origins: Wolverine satisfies expectations as a shallow action movie which distracts from its weaknesses with all the traditional clichés. Hugh Jackman plays a competent Wolverine, though despite being the title character, his development is mostly relegated to yelling and grimacing. Liev Schreiber is more impressive as Sabretooth, drifting from slightly unhinged brother to violent maniac. The love interest is played by Lynn Collins, who fills the part and does little else. Ryan Reynolds has at most three lines in the entire movie, ignoring the potential of the character. The rest of the actors exist as vehicles to move the film from one action

sequence to the next. These sequences and the clichés that come with them are what make the movie palatable. Jackman tears through soldiers, mutants, humvees and helicopters, usually on weak pretenses, and that’s what makes this enjoyable. One scene is even ended with Logan walking away from an ignited gas trail leading to an explosion. This could be treated as an unforgivable rehash of countless other films, but in the indulgent tradition of poorly written comic book flicks, its much more satisfying to relish the attitude. The only thing that would make the scene better is if Jackman turned back and donned sunglasses, possibly lighting a cigarette on the explosion. That might seem obscene, but Origins actually surpasses that when Logan rides a wheelie on a motorcycle out of building just exploded by a missile.

Not every action scene is as indulgent with generic conventions. A fight scene on the top of a nuclear cooling tower has some innovative and awe inspiring visuals. Yet in some scenes the CGI effects are crude and seem a decade behind the times. A scene in which Jackman inspects his newly acquired metal claws has especially poor effects, and wasn’t funny enough to make the final cut regardless. X-Men Origins: Wolverine isn’t the worst comic book movie, but it comes nowhere near the first two X-men titles or last year’s Iron Man. A mediocre popcorn flick, the movie will sit well with the Rambo crowd, but anybody looking for something deeper will be disappointed. Comic book fans as well may find the liberties taken with the characters offensive.

Grade C+

SPORTS

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

SIDELINES

Falcons take No. 1 seed for MAC tournament Baseball About to bat off The Falcon baseball team will soon face off at the MAC tournament where they have earned a number one seed.

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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1900- 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris which lasted for five months 1948- Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 players walked in one game 1991- Chicago Bull Michael Jordan named NBA’s MVP

The List While Kobe, LeBron, Dwight Howard and Caremelo Anthony are better known players, below are five role players whoh will also impact the conference finals

1. Chris “Birdman” Anderson: Anderson is the best sixth man left in theplayoffs and will be needed if the Nuggets are to get past the Lakers.

2. Delonte West: West’s ability to defend on the perimiter will be needed by Cleveland.

3. Hedo Turkoglu: His size and versatilty will give Cleveland problems all series long.

4. Derek Fisher: Fisher’s experience will add to the most talented team left in the playoffs.

5. Mickael Pietrus: The talented swingman must play a crucial role if the Magic expect to get by the Cavs.

BEN LOHMAN | THE BG NEWS

ETHAN MAGOC | THE BG NEWS

BATTER UP: No. 19, sophomore Katelynn Boso, prepares to bat against Miami (OH) earlier this season.

Looking to next season By Tyler Sworden Reporter

short end of during the season. “The one time a team would Coming off a third place knock on the door we would finish last year at the MAC let them in a little bit and then Tournament, the softball sometimes we just couldn’t team faced a tough follow-up recover,” she said. “We gave a this spring after losing a lot lot of teams the momentum of experience and talent to and couldn’t get it back.” While BG finished only 13graduation. The Falcons’ season came 33 overall and 8-14 in the MAC, to an end two weeks ago after there were a few bright spots in they lost tournament games the season. In itself, qualifying to top seed Ball State and for the tournament given the team’s inconsistencies was an Northern Illinois. In the 5-0 loss to the accomplishment. Having at one point an eightCardinals, BG produced only three hits. Lack of run support game conference losing streak, for standout senior pitcher sophomore catcher Katelynn Hayley Wiemer was a recur- Boso pointed out the team’s ring theme throughout the attitude down the stretch was also a highlight. year. “It was important to stay After falling behind early to the Huskies in an elimination positive so that we could still game, the orange and brown’s be in the running and know rally came up short, and they we could pull off the big win against Eastern and get into ultimately fell 9-4. Wiemer, BG’s only senior, the tourney,” she said. Weimer agreed. summed up a trend the Falcons “The last game of the season often found themselves on the

at Eastern Michigan was do or die,” Wiemer said. “We came out on top and that was certainly a high for the season.” Moreover, despite not having the greatest home record, another game to remember was run-ruling eventual MAC East Champ Kent State at Meserve Field. The team also can look forward to experience next year, with the entire team aside from Wiemer returning. Combine that with a strong incoming freshmen class, and the Falcons possess a lot of promise for the future. “I think that the class coming in next year is going to potentially have a strong impact,” Wiemer said. With a deep and competitive lineup comes internal motivation. “The best teams have people competing for starting spots because then no one is satisfied and everyone is always

working to improve,” Wiemer said. “I think that is going to be a huge plus for next year’s team.” Boso agreed. “It will be good to have more people on the team forcing others to compete and work hard day in and day out,” she said. The Falcons will also likely have another difficult schedule next season, which will give them an even greater incentive to compete harder. In spite of several things that didn’t fall the Falcons way, like injuries and having people play several different positions, the season was not a loss, but rather a discovery of identity, said Head Coach Shannon Salsburg. “The kids hung in there through all the roster changes and injuries,” she said. “We kind of got beat up this year but we will come back next year more experienced.”

The big game back in the Big Easy It’s coming to Miami a week before this coming season’s Super Bowl, then going back to FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hawaii in 2011 and 2012. It was New Orleans is a Super Bowl not part of the bidding process for the 2013 Super Bowl. city again. Miami Dolphins owner NFL owners voted Tuesday to play the 2013 Super Bowl Stephen Ross congratulated in New Orleans, the first time New Orleans, yet also said he the championship will be was “disappointed” that the played there since Hurricane 2013 game won’t be coming Katrina shredded parts of the to South Florida. Shortly after Louisiana Superdome. The the vote was announced, local hurricane caused 1,600 deaths organizers said South Florida and devastated the Gulf Coast was hopeful of bidding in 2014 as well. four years ago. “I think South Florida is the New Orleans beat out Miami, which sought a record best place for the Super Bowl,” 11th Super Bowl, and 2008 host Ross said. “In my opinion, it Glendale, Ariz. This is the 10th should be here permanently.” Louisiana lawmakers are time New Orleans will be the debating plans to spend Super Bowl site. “We’re just thrilled about $85 million in Superdome what’s going on,” Saints owner upgrades, which would be Tom Benson said. “We’re get- completed in time for the 2013 ting a new Superdome. Now NFL title game. The upgrades we’re going to get a Super Bowl would include additional seaton top of that. It couldn’t be ing, new suites, wider concourses and other measures any more exciting than that.” New Orleans last hosted in for the New Orleans Saints 2002, when Adam Viniateri’s to generate new revenue 48-yard field goal as time streams. “The membership heard expired lifted New England from three great cities today over St. Louis. Benson said he was con- and had some terrific altergratulated by the owners, even natives,” NFL commissioner those who saw Super Bowl bids Roger Goodell said. “But I think this is a great statement for their city get voted down. “All are great Super Bowl cit- about the spirit and people ies,” said Rita Benson LeBlanc, of New Orleans and the great a part-owner of the Saints and relationship the Saints and the Tom Benson’s granddaughter. NFL have in that community.” The Superdome played an “But no city has been through more than New Orleans. ... iconic role during Katrina, This is just a true testament which struck the city in August to what an entire community 2005. It was an evacuation center during the storm, houscan do.” Still unclear: Where will ing thousands of people who the 2013 Pro Bowl be played? had nowhere else to go. Within By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

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RETURN: Workers hang a Super Bowl XXXVI sign outside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The Super Bowl was played in the Superdome Feb. 3, 2002. NFL owners voted yesterday to play the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the first time the championship will be played there since Hurricane Katrina shredded parts of the Louisiana Superdome.

days, the building was tattered, filthy inside from mold, debris and raw sewage. The Saints needed to leave their home city, then returned to great fanfare in September 2006 — a night many in New Orleans point to as perhaps the most poignant sign that normalcy was returning. “(That) had an emotional impact on this city that carried the hearts of New Orleanians for the next two years,” said J. Stephen Perry, the president of the New Orleans metropolitan convention and visitors bureau. “And this announcement today, I will tell you, will have jubilation in the streets.” The stories of suffering are still everywhere. Even now, some who lost nearly everything in 2005 are fighting to keep their federally provided trailers a bit longer. Still, New Orleans clearly didn’t forget how to host an event. College football’s

national championship game was played there in 2008, followed about six weeks later by the NBA All-Star game — and now football’s biggest spectacle. “This is a huge win for New Orleans, but also the entire state of Louisiana,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said. Arizona also failed in bids for the 2011 and 2012 Super Bowls, which were awarded to new stadiums in North Texas and Indianapolis. Cities mentioned as hopefuls for the 2014 Super Bowl include Tampa, Fla., and London, which will host a regular-season game for the third straight season when New England plays Tampa Bay on Oct. 25. London officials have been briefed on the Super Bowl bidding process, but the NFL has repeatedly said no serious talks about an international Super Bowl have taken place.

MAC: Junior Tyler Elkins, No. 20 on the BGSU Baseball team bats earlier this season. With Elkins’ help, the team earned the number one seed for this week’s MAC Tournement.

By Tyler Sworden Reporter Spring classes ended about two weeks ago, but the Falcon baseball team is still hitting the books, or ball for that matter. By winning five of their last six conference contests down the stretch, the orange and brown were crowned regular season MAC champions. In doing so, they earned the No. 1 seed for this week’s MAC Tournament. After a sweep of Buffalo, BG needed to win two out of three games at home against Akron. The teams split the first two meetings, putting the title in the hands of the third. Things didn’t look promising as BG fell behind early, 9-0. “We know we are very capable offensively,” junior Derek Spencer said. “We stayed focused and had faith in each other to climb back in it.” Following a two run homer by Ryan Shay in the bottom of the third, Spencer fueled an 8 run fourth inning rally with two home runs of his own. The Falcons did not relinquish that lead, and ultimately won 17-9. After freshman Kacy Dwornik was relieved early, senior Dusty Hawk and sophomore Charles Wooten shut the door over the last 6 plus innings, allowing only four hits. Spencer finished 3-5 with 7 runs batted in, adding another four-bagger in the eighth. “I was just doing my part and my efforts help give the team an edge,” Spencer said. The five seniors on the team, Brian Hangbers, Ryan Shay, Marty Baird, Hawk and Ryan Price were recognized before their final game at Steller Field in a short ceremony. “We were loose before the game, then got nervous, but everybody in the line-up played their game,” Shay said. “It certainly was a fun way to go out at home for me and the other seniors.” BG finished the regular season 28-20 overall and 18-8 in the MAC. This is the second time the Falcons earned the number one seed for the eight-team double elimination tournament. Tonight at 7:30 BG plays Central Michigan at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe. During the regular season the Falcons took 2 of 3 from the Chippewa. “We should have won all three so that gives us an incentive,” Spencer said. “We are only going to go as far as our pitching takes us,” coach Denny Schmitz said. “We have been through a lot of injuries, but our pitching still needs to step up.” Falcon ace, sophomore Brennan Smith will get the start against Central. “We all have confidence in each other and every win has been a team win,” Smith said. On Thursday BG will play either the winner or loser of the Kent State vs. Miami game, depending on how the Falcons do tonight.

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AUSTRIA From Page 4 American musical and then translated back. I was able to get tickets half off, thanks to a frequent-shoppers card I have from one of the grocery stores here, so my friend Jennica and I ended up in the second row. It was like a flashback to all of the shows I saw in New York City. My seat for Spring Awakening in New York City was tied with my seat for Gypsy as the worst of the summer, so my seat in Vienna was much improved. The cast was as well. Maybe it was because the words were back in their original language. Whatever it was, it was great. I had other plans for my weekend as well. I had a long list of museums and churches I wanted to see, but I knew I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get too far because the entrance fees are pretty steep, even with a student discount. On Saturday morning Jennica and I started at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, which is a collection of art col-

similar. The material normally being covered. covered in a normal semesThis immersion is difficult to achieve when classes occur every ter must be compressed into day, and the timeline compresses. a shorter space of time. The question always arises: what There seems to be simply no to include (or exclude)? This time to â&#x20AC;&#x153;breathe,â&#x20AC;? to reflect, or to quandary is present whenever think. a lesson plan is being prepared On the other hand (and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regardless of the time of year, but almost always an â&#x20AC;&#x153;other handâ&#x20AC;?), it becomes more intense and situations like summer sessions give us an opportunity to stretch, immediate during a summer course. The faculty has an obligato leave our comfort zone, and tion to maintain high standards. to experience the world of comThis goal must be met for each pressed deadlines, non-stop class and course, regardless of mental exertions and the feeling the time of year in which it is of trying to jam ten pounds of offered. It becomes even more potatoes into an eight-pound challenging during the summer. sack. In some ways, this simuAnd all this at the time of year lates the â&#x20AC;&#x153;real worldâ&#x20AC;? which the when, as Ira Gershwin wrote, student will be entering. â&#x20AC;?the livin is easy.â&#x20AC;? Right. The plight of the instructor is lected by the Hapsburgs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the royal family. The main collection is northern and Italian paintings from roughly 1450 to 1650. We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the most serious of visitors. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll blame that on the fact that we had roughly five hours of sleep because we had stayed out late to see The Third Man, a British film classic (from 1949) with Orson Welles. It takes place in post-World-War-II Vienna and is generally about the black market and the people who get caught up in it or are related to those involved. The Burg Kino shows this film almost daily. I did enjoy seeing it, but it was one of those movies where I questioned its purpose when the credits started to roll. Everything else I had planned was thrown askew thanks to the Life Ball, Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest AIDS charity event, which takes place on Rathausplatz and inside the town hall. The outdoor event includes awards, special guests and a fashion show. Jennica and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, which was the far edge of Rathausplatz around 1:45 in the afternoon.

All of a sudden, we heard Katy Perry singing from the sound system. At first, we just assumed it was the radio being played for all of the construction that was happening. And then, after Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice started fading in and out and we remembered that she did just have a performance in Vienna, we realized that it was really her singing live. We hurried to try to catch a view of her, but we were too late. Instead, we were able to watch the rest of the sound check and most of the dress rehearsal for that eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gala. So, after FrĂźhlings Erwachen ended, we returned to the event, hoping to hear Perry live for a second time. Things were behind schedule, so we were also able to see a performance by Roisin Murphy, an Irish singer, along with the fashion show. Neither Jennica nor I are big fans of Perry, but we sang along anyway, just enjoying the moment. So once again, I spent a weekend in Vienna without accomplishing much, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really OK. Like Billy Joel sings, Vienna will still be waiting for me.

Dr. Pepperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flavors best left unsaid By Bailey Lewis U-Wire

Prune Juice. Boiled banana peels. Burnt rum. More rumors than flavors surround a can of Dr. Pepper. Twenty-three mystery flavors, and no one can agree on a single one. Vanilla, definitely, say some. No vanilla, but definitely cherry, say others. Dr. Pepper swears up and down thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no cherry, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably almond, is another theory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Liquid manure,â&#x20AC;? said David Letterman once, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably not quite it either. Well, Bill Waters of Tulsa, Okla., has found a ledger book that is said to contain the original Dr. Pepper recipe, according to the Associated Press. Time can only tell, but a discovery like that and the subsequent publication of it puts a time-honored icon in jeopardy. The controversy surrounding Dr Pepper is part of what keeps the brand interesting. Take away the mystery, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying you take away Dr. Pepper, but you certainly water it down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I began feeling like I had a national treasure,â&#x20AC;? Waters said. And he does, if the recipe is genuine and not for a digestive medication, as Snapple Dr. Pepper representative Greg Artkop told the AP. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing we learned from a young age about treasure, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that you have to use it wisely. Also, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a wise idea to ingest it in order to keep it for yourself. Using this treasure wisely would involve not releasing Dr. Pepperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than 100year-old secret. Dr. Pepper is crazy about the secrecy of its recipe. How crazy? Willy Wonka crazy. According to Artkop, only three people know the entire recipe. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something to be taken lightly.

Dr. Pepper is, without a doubt, an American icon. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so iconic that other brands use it to increase their visibility in the market. Jelly Bellies has a Dr Pepper flavored bean. LipSmackers has a Dr. Pepper flavored gloss. And recently, the Snapple Dr. Pepper company gave away free cans of the soda when Guns and Roses finally put out their new album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chinese Democracy.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to keep icons like Dr. Pepper going strong, especially when there have been so many decimated by the economic times. General Motors is a good example. GM cars have appeared in movies, TV and music -- hubs, of course, of American popular culture -- since the 1960s. Hence the Neal McCoy song: â&#x20AC;&#x153;She rolled into town, dreams in a sack. Old guitar and a blue Pontiac.â&#x20AC;? Joel Geske, associate professor of advertising, said GM is one of the top American brands in his mind. However, Geske also pointed out that GM is floundering, having announced last month that it is shutting the Pontiac line down, along with Hummer. They have their reasons, and whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good ones is debatable, but either way it still signifies the death of two American icons. The word of the country has been change lately, so someone is surely bound to say that nothing stays the same and change is good. I agree, mostly. Sometimes. When necessary and appropriate. However, the face of our popular culture has begun to change drastically and will likely continue to do so over the next several months, as more

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