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BGSU: down nine percent University of Toledo: up two percent University of Cincinnati: up two to 2.5 percent Ohio University: up five percent By Gina Potthoff Managing Editor
The number of freshmen applications to the University is down roughly nine percent from this time last year, and Director of Undergraduate Admissions Gary Swegan believes a sagging economy may be a chief culprit behind the declining number of applicants. Swegan has good reason to fear the economy’s impact on application rates. The decline in first-year applicants comes at a time when Ohio’s economy is facing a $640 million shortfall for the remainder of the year and a more than $7 billion projected deficit in the 20102011 operating budget. Because of the state’s declining economy, Gov. Ted Strickland and Chancellor Eric Fingerhut met with university presidents yesterday to discuss the future of higher education. Swegan estimates applications are down about 400 from last year, saying the numbers change from week to week and that more solid numbers would not be known until winter break. But while BGSU is seeing a slight decline in applications, other colleges and universities across the state are seeing an increase in the number of potential students. The University of Toledo’s numbers are up about two percent, said UT Director of Freshman Admissions William Pierce. “We haven't seen a drop off.Time will tell as we progress through the application stage to the enrollment stage,” he said. The University of Cincinnati has also seen an increase in first-year applications, up two to 2.5 percent from last year. UC has already received around 9,000 applications and Associate Vice President for Admissions Thomas Canepa said he’ll see how significant the economy’s impact is as more applications come in. “Students and families are going to be wrestling with higher education [costs] in Ohio ... some families will have to alter their plans,” Canepa said. At Ohio University in Athens, Director of Undergraduate Admissions David Garcia said their application numbers are up about five percent from this time last year. “If the [economy] is affecting the numbers, we’re not seeing it,” Garcia said. But even though OU hasn’t witnessed any direct effects yet, Garcia said the economy is definitely a concern.
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Anderson Arena is run-down and the University appears to be one giant gravel parking lot from the interstate. In effort to kill two birds with one stone, the University unveiled the design for its new $36 million Stroh Center Wednesday night. The Stroh Center will be the new nest for the Falcon volleyball and basketball teams, and up to 5,000 of their fans. Construction is slated to begin Fall 2009 and to be completed in late 2011. University Athletic Director Greg Christopher said the new arena will also benefit the community, hosting concerts, conventions and other events.
Christopher said the idea of building a new arena has been kicked around for nearly 20 years. While Anderson Arena may be a nostalgic and intimate setting for some Falcon fans, Christopher said it is riddled with problems surrounding parking, handicap accessibility, leaky roofs and heating and air-conditioning. “Hands down it’s the worst facility of its type in the Mid-American Conference,” he said. And to keep up with competing schools, Undergraduate Student Government Vice president Sundeep Mutgi said the University must improve its image. Mutgi had the opportunity to
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He likes to cross boundaries, mingling art with life. By Kate Snyder Reporter
When most people think of art, they might think first of the “Mona Lisa” or Pablo Picasso. Most would not imagine someone living in an art studio for two days, lifting weights and reading Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” to a parrot. But Joe Meiser did. Meiser, a University art instructor, uses his art to research the connection between art, life and the human condition. “I’m really interested in art’s ability to invent other realities,” he said. As far as his two days of pumping iron and reciting philosophy to a bird, Meiser
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Christmas preparations under way for University Catholic students as holiday nears By Colleen Fitzgibbons Reporter
In the upcoming weeks, students have been told that preparing for finals ahead of time is the best way to achieve high scores in their classes. But, for University Catholic students, preparing for Christmas will also go hand-in-hand with studying for exams in the last weeks of the semester. In anticipation of Christmas, Catholics have a four-week preparation called Advent. The University parish, St. Thomas More, will also be preparing for the holiday. “Instead of shopping, it’s often more of a spiritual checklist of what we can do to prepare ourselves for the season of Christmas,” the Rev. Michael Dandurand said. Advent started Sunday, Nov.
30 and will take place every Sunday until Dec. 21. Dandurand, who has been the priest at St. Thomas More for three years, said Advent Sundays are like normal Sunday masses, but the prayers are intensified. Participants study scriptures that particularly speak of the coming of Christ, and are reminded of other stories such as John the Baptist, the dreams of St. Joseph and of the Angel Gabriel inviting Mary to be the mother of God. Another difference in the mass is the color the pastor and people wear. “We wear purple as opposed to green or white,” Dandurand said. “So, purple is the color of the season.” The church-goers will also
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A PLACE FOR CATHOLIC STUDENTS: St. Thomas More University Parish, pictured above, is a parish for Catholic students located on Thurstin Street.
Springboard classes end after 12 years By Becky Tener Reporter
After 12 years of supporting and encouraging first-year students, Springboard will cease to exist next fall. Springboard Director Sandy Mencer said 48 sections of the class will be eliminated next year for finical reasons. Springboard was paid for by Ohio’s Success Challenge funds. But with a projected $640 million shortfall in the state’s budget predicted for the remainder of the fiscal year and a projected $7 billion deficit in both 2010 and 2011, money that would typically fund Springboard and other programs at the University is being cut. “With funds shrinking, [administrators] looked at which programs we needed to fund in different ways and which would be eliminated,” Mencer said. “Unfortunately we were eliminated.” One concern she has with the elimination of Springboard is retention. She said one of the main purposes of Springboard was to give incoming freshmen a sense of belonging, and without it they might not choose to stay at the University. Springboard aimed to build this connection by pairing each first-year student with a “coach,” or mentor. Mencer said coaching a student one-on-one gives them support and guidance and helps them transition into college life. “They pull you in, connect you, engage you in the University and show you someone is here to help,” she said. “They help students grow up from the inside.”
“They pull you in ... they help students grow up from the inside.”
Sandy Mencer | Springboard Director Next year, freshmen will have the option of a new class called FirstYear Seminar, Mencer said. But the program is very different from Springboard and does not offer students a mentoring experience. There are three pilot sections of the new class running this semester. With the elimination of Springboard and plans for the First-Year Seminar still up in the air, Mencer said she is worried about next year’s freshmen. “We train them to be the change we want to see in the world. Who’s going to be there?” she said. “Who’s going to take care of the freshmen?” Writing Program instructor Amy Rybak is teaching one of the sections this semester. She said First-year Seminar is not meant to replace Springboard, but is meant to help freshmen adjust by bringing together academic and student affairs. “There is no direct connection [between First-year Seminar and Springboard] and it was certainly not meat to be a replacement,” Rybak said. Rybak said one positive aspect of First-Year Seminar is that it will be able to reach all incoming
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PREP From Page 1 find a wreath with four candles; three purple and one pink or rose. Dandurand said the purple candles are a reminder of all the excitement for Christmas, and the pink candle, which is lit on the third Sunday before Christmas, is a sign of joy and anticipation. “So there’s a spirit of joy and anticipation, child-like joy, but also a spirit or repentance recognizing that Christ came because of our disobedience,� Dandurand said. “So, we have to kind of be mindful of our sins.� While there will be decorations throughout the church, Dandurand said they will be limited. “During the Advent season, we really try to avoid celebrating Christmas before Christmas Day,� Dandurand said. “We live in a culture that they don’t want to prepare, they just want to celebrate. If we really prepare well we can really celebrate well, and Catholics like to party; they like to celebrate well.� Along with preparing and celebrating Christmas, Campus Missionary Jennie Lee said there are other reasons students
“I don’t think anyone knows what [the downturn] means.�
“There's no predictor for what will happen. We're always worried because no one in enrollment management has seen this before,� Garcia said. As for direct effects, Swegan speculated the fall in gas prices had a huge impact on the number of campus visits. July and August are usually the biggest months for campus tours, but Swegan said this year at that time numbers were down 16 percent. Five weeks ago the numbers were down 15 percent and as of last week, tour numbers were only down one percent. Swegan attributes this to the price of gas dropping to as low as $1.60. Parents’ stock market portfolios also affect some students, Garcia said. Some students were expecting to tap into money that’s no longer there. While OU in-state student applications are slightly up, Garcia said their out-of-state applications haven’t increased. He guessed the economy and travel costs could deter some students from looking beyond their own states and because of this cost factor, he said some
students might turn away from public universities. “The winner in all this will be community colleges,� he said, noting they should see noticeable increases in applications. Swegan expects more applications to come in this week because many guidance counselors set Dec. 1 deadlines for high school seniors. He said nationally, most schools are not up too much with in-state students, which could mean more students are trying to get the most bang for their buck. “It’s a mixed bag nationally. More students are out there shopping,� Swegan said. Though Swegan is unsure of theeconomicdownturn’simpact, he is confident the University will continue to make a good impression with students. “I don’t think anyone knows what [the downturn] means,� Swegan said. “Will we be competitive? Time will tell.�
should participate in Advent. “As we enter into the holiday season, students can begin to remember, understand or discover what Christmas is really all about,� Lee said. “They can begin to prepare their hearts for the celebration of Jesus' birth.� Dandurand said he believes doing something spiritual to prepare for Christmas is more rewarding. “Try to pick up going to a Sunday service; it really will make Christmas so much more meaningful,� Dandurand said. He suggested picking up an additional weekday service or weekday mass. Dandurand said the 9 p.m. Wednesday night mass is an especially good one with candle light. Even those students who do not attend St. Thomas More are welcome to attend any of the masses. “Getting involved at St. Thomas More really gives students the chance to make their faith their own — to learn the foundations of the Church, its beliefs and its practices,� Lee said. Lee suggests Catholic students who want to get involved “begin by attending Mass, and then either register at the parish or speak to any staff member to learn more about the many activities and
opportunities we offer.� Another mass everyone is welcome to come to is coming up. This Sunday will be a special Advent mass in the Ballroom in the Union called Ballroom Mass that has been a tradition for nearly 20 years. The mass will start at 8 p.m., with confessions starting at 7:15 p.m., and music beginning at 7:30 p.m. “It’s probably a little bit more festive, because it’s kind of a bigger celebration,� Dandurand said. Junior Cameron Davis plans on attending the Ballroom Mass for the second consecutive year. Davis said he believes the mass “would be a boost of encouragement and hope [for students] to know that even though times are tough, there are things to look forward to; to escape from all the hustle and muscle of school.� Lee, who sang in the choir for Ballroom Mass for two years as a graduate student, is also planning on attending the Mass. “The Mass is a beautiful way for God to come to his people and truly touch their hearts,� Lee said. “I hope that this Sunday, students will choose to make time for the Ballroom Mass and encounter Jesus Christ.�
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STROH From Page 1 tour Northern Illinois University’s convocation center in October. He said NIU’s arena functioned as a flagship for that university, and that BGSU could use a fresh building to distinguish itself — especially in Lot 6 overflow near the Doyt Perry Stadium, where the new Stroh Center is slated to be built. “Just the place where it is, the location, I think it will mean so much more to the University because it will be so much more than just a gravel lot,� he said. While the new Stroh Center will have nearly the same amount of seating as Anderson Arena, the Stroh Center will have larger concourses, practice facilities and open spaces. Not to mention, the world’s largest Falcon statue. Welcoming fans to the Stroh Center will be a 23-foot statue, which was made possible by philanthropist Irwin Belk, of Charlotte, N.C., who donated $100,000 to cast and build the giant soaring falcon. Belk has commissioned nearly 50 statues for colleges and universities nationwide. “As you get off that exit and
SPRINGBOARD From Page 1 students. “We're not reaching all first year students with our current model with Springboard, UNIV 100 and residential learning communities,� she said. “Not all students were able to take those, but with this class every student will have the opportunity to take it.� Rybak said the seminar will also be more academically focused than other first year classes. She said the focus is centered on key learning outcomes, which the committee creating the seminar decided were important to the
ART From Page 1 wanted to challenge his body to bring on different states of mind. “I was trying to exhaust my body so my mind would transcend reality in a sense,� he said. The studio was constructed to resemble a cave. He read to the parrot as a metaphor for limited understanding, and also as an experiment in passing on Plato’s work to another conscience being. He meant to live in the studio for three full days, but the stay was cut short when it started to feel more contrived and lacked the meaning he was hoping for. “I was struggling with the feeling; I had failed,� he said, but later realized it was appropri-
“This is going to be the first impression people have of Bowling Green.� drive towards that campus, this is going to be the first impression people have of Bowling Green State University,� Christopher said. The new arena is named after former Board of Trustees member Kermit Stroh, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and his late wife, Mary Lu. The Stroh family made University history earlier this year after donating $7.7 million towards the new arena, which is the largest gift the University has ever received. Stroh never attended the University, but used to work as a high school basketball radio announcer in Anderson Arena, and several of Stroh’s children graduated from the University. “My wife and I had the opportunity to make the lead gift for something that was very needed, and we were happy to do it,� he said. Besides Stroh’s donation, the
University has raised $12.8 million to date through a combination of private gift support and debt service. Christopher said Wednesday night’s unveiling of the architectural plans marked the kickoff for the broader fundraising campaign. An additional $1.2 million is needed to get the project rolling, he said. Stroh said the new center will enhance the overall image of the University and even help recruit students. “Perception is very meaningful to many people,� Stroh said. “I think when you come off the highway on Wooster Street that automatically, along with our stadium and the Sebo Center, it should give a high perception rating of what the University is all about.� The decision to donate $7.7 million to help build a 131,000 square-foot building that benefits a University he never attended and a town he doesn’t live in came easy to Stroh. “It’s something we wanted to do and we were able to do it,� Stroh said. “And the whole country is made of people who step forward and do things. It’s not for us, it’s for the students and the people around. It’s for them to use long after I’m gone.�
success of first-year students. The seminar will also meet an academic requirement on student audits, which was not done by other firstyear classes. USG Senator at Large and Chairman of Internal Affairs Junior Leo Almeida is a Springboard coach and said he was surprised to hear about he elimination of the program and the creation of the First-Year Seminar. Almeida said he is a strong supporter of the work Springboard does and even wrote a resolution to USG to save program. “I took my concern to USG because I think Springboard is worth keeping,� he said. “But USG decided it was too late in the game
to save Springboard [and] wanted me to turn my focus to how to make the seminar better.� Almeida said his main concern is that the seminar will lack the critical mentorship aspect of Springboard. He is currently working on a proposition about the implementation of mentorship into the First-Year Seminar, but it could be next semester before USG will be able to vote on it. Almeida said he’s not necessarily against the First-year Seminar. He just doesn't know enough about it. “Maybe this [First-Year Seminar] is the best first year program BG has ever seen and we’re going to be in big support of it,� he said. “We just don't know yet.�
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“I was trying to exhaust my body so my mind would transcend reality in a sense.� Joe Meiser | University art instructor ate. “Plato’s ‘Allegory’ was really about leaving the cave.� Meiser grew up in Cincinnati, and was interested in art as a child. He loved helping his dad build furniture in his wood shop. Initially, Meiser wanted to become a painter before becoming more interested in threedimensional art. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sculpting at Northern Kentucky University. He got his master’s at Ohio University and went straight from there to BGSU to teach. Meiser thought he probably became interested in sculpting because of his need to substantiate ideas.
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“There’s just something really satisfying about seeing something being formed in space that wasn’t there before,� he said. The last couple of years have really fueled his desire to learn more about the human condition. “The human tendency to mythologize is both the subject and strategy of my work,� he wrote in his artist statement. The exhibition wasn’t the first forray Meiser had in attempting to transcend the mind. He also once spent 10 hours in a sensory deprivation tank he built. Once he performed an experiment in how laughter can affect the state of mind. “The intention of that project was to see if laughter could bring on a transcendent state of mind,� Meiser said. Shaurya Kumar, an assistant professor in the school of arts, participated in Meiser’s experiment. During the project, a group of people made themselves laugh for 90 minutes, with the idea of getting the sense of how they felt after a while, Kumar said. “[Meiser] wants to make his work very experiencial,� he said. “It’s a great way of engaging people.� The sort of transcending experience Meiser strives for has a wide base in history, Kumar said. In the 1960s, Meiser said artists crossed boundaries between art and life. He wants to continue that tradition within his own creations. “I want to try to live out some of my ideas and have it transform my life to some extent,� he said.
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“Hands down it’s the worst facility of its type in the Mid-American Conference.” — Greg Christopher, University athletic director, on Anderson Arena. Design plans for the Stroh Center, which will replace Anderson, were revealed this week [see STROH, pg. 1].
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With a $640 million shortfall predicted in the state budget for the remainder of this year and a projected $7 million deficit looming on the horizon for 2010 and 2011, BGSU interim President Carol Cartwright and other university presidents in Ohio may have a reason to worry. We’ve seen this happen before. The state economy falls on hard times and higher education becomes the whipping boy of the state budget, sustaining massive cuts that raise tuition and place a college degree further out of reach for students struggling to make ends meet. But there is reason to believe history won’t repeat itself this
time. Since taking office, Gov. Ted Strickland has shown a commitment to higher education that easily surpasses his predecessor. Strickland, along
we wouldn’t see our Bursar bills continue to soar. But with a nation in recession and a state budget in free fall, now is the real test of Strickland’s
“The real way to revive the economy ... is to create new jobs by educating Ohio citizens to work in the technology- and informationbased economy of the 21st century.” with Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, has led an initiative to restructure the Ohio University system to make it more compatible on a national stage. And his twoyear tuition freeze made us all breathe a sigh of relief to know
commitment to higher education. Yesterday, he took a meeting with Fingerhut and the presidents of Ohio’s universities to discuss the situation. Obviously, cuts will have to be made to state services and institutions across the board,
and Ohio’s colleges and universities will have to shoulder some of the burden. We just don’t want them to make all the sacrifices. And cutting higher education to shrink the state deficit is only a short-term solution. The real way to revive the economy and shrink the state’s 7.3 percent unemployment rate is to create new jobs by educating Ohio citizens to work in the technology- and information-based economy of the 21st century. The BG News would like to implore Strickland to avoid the temptation to cut too deep into Ohio’s colleges and universities and stand by his commitment to higher education. The future of the state depends on it.
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Travelin’ the Globe: Remembering the past, living in the present ALISON KEMP COLUMNIST
SALZBURG, Austria — Time here goes so fast. I’ve been in Salzburg for two and a half months and it’s hard for me to believe. And without having a column last week due to Thanksgiving break (which we didn’t have here, but we did have Thanksgiving dinner that included pumpkin pie), I have so many things to write about. First, is something I ate the end of my stay in Berlin. I went to the concentration camp Sachsenhausen, in Oranienburg, just outside of Berlin. Going to one of the camps was something I really wanted to do while I am in Austria because I have been fascinated by the Holocaust for many years. I traveled to the camp with a guide so I would not have to go alone. This was a great idea and definitely made the experience worth it. I was able to ask questions whenever I wanted, rather than listen to an audio guide.
It was a sobering experience, but not as traumatic as I expected. It had snowed the night before, so everything was very quiet and peaceful, and I think that was a great way to experience the camp. Some of the original buildings are still standing, such as some of the barracks and the pathology buildings. The foundation of the building where the SS guards posed as doctors for the individual killings is still there, as are the crematoriums. The Dachau and Mathausen camps are nearby, so I hope to visit those, too, as well as Auschwitz and Birkenau, both located outside of Krakow in Poland. The next big experience I had here was last weekend when I visited my first Austrian ski town. Unfortunately, we didn’t go skiing, but we weren’t in Obertauern for skiing. We were there for a Cardiac Move concert. A friend of mine from Vienna, my roommate and my roommate’s friend from Israel made a road trip out of the concert. The problem with renting a car here is most cars are manual, which makes automatic cars very expensive. So unless you can drive with a stick shift — and I
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can’t — expect to pay a hefty sum for the car. Fortunately for us, my roommate volunteered to drive. Obertauern is nothing but mountains, ski slopes, sporting good stores, hotels and restaurants. Last weekend was their official opening, which is why they were celebrating with a concert. The headlining band was Ich + Ich, a German band that sings in German. Cardiac Move was fantastic, as was Ich + Ich, but by the end, we were ready to go, thanks to the venue being a stage in a parking lot. We had been outside since roughly 2:30 in the afternoon, with small breaks in stores and restaurants to warm up, but by 10:30, we were somewhat frozen. It was cold enough that it snowed a handful of times. Afterwards, we hung out with Cardiac Move for a bit and met some people from Sony BMG and the radio station that hosted the contest the band won. Back in Salzburg on Sunday, a large group of international students went to one of the small towns just outside of the Salzburg city limits for a Krampuslauf. Krampus is untranslateable, but it is part of
the Austrian celebration of St. Nikolaus Day. St. Nikolaus is, of course, good, so something bad was needed to go along with it, so that is the krampus. A krampus is a man or child dressed up as demon. They are dressed in huge costumes with scary masks, lots of hair and bells/other noisemakers and carry clubs or twigs to beat the bystanders with. Essentially it’s like a small town’s Forth of July parade, except that instead of throwing candy, the krampus characters beat you up. Fortunately, I managed to escape with minimal injuries. This weekend is a long holiday weekend for us, and I’m actually not planning on traveling anywhere. I’m ready to sleep in and be lazy. Some of us staying in town are going to watch “The Sound of Music” and go to a soccer game, which I am really excited about. I am also going to start planning a trip to Greece. We have the whole month of February off here, so I’m ready to visit some exciting places, and Greece is at the top of my list.
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Lenny Bruce must surely be tired from spinning in his grave by now. Nearly 50 years after the groundbreaking Carnegie Hall performance by the edgy and controversial comedian, his lessons seem to have been forgotten. Perhaps they were never really learned in the first place. Last April, a University of Toledo administrator, Crystal Dixon, came under scrutiny for remarks she made in an editorial, published April in the Toledo Free Press, regarding homosexuals. The University subsequently fired her. Her story has become the most recent of freedom of speech issue cases. The article in question, which is still available in full at ToledoFreePress.com, merits an entire column’s worth of rebuttal on its own. The issue I’m interested in, though, is the smallscale national story developing out of the debacle: was the University justified in firing an administrator over comments she made as a private citizen? After reading her article, titled “Gay rights and wrongs: another perspective” (actually a rebuttal to a previous Free Press column), it became clear Dixon had little idea of what she was writing. The offending passages attempt to separate the struggles of the homosexual community from a civil rights movement, because on Dixon’s account, their lifestyle is a decision and they must pay the consequences. The Bible and Christianity are the most oft-cited sources for her argument. That her article surely offends many people on many levels is purely beyond question. Still, her firing represents an unfortunate trend in liberal protectionism and an extreme code of political correctness. However insensitive and misinformed her remarks may have been, she has every right to make them. Let me make perfectly clear I have no intention of defending Dixon’s remarks. I encourage everybody to read the article for themselves, because it is a fascinating and frightening manifesto. In a May 15 Toledo Blade article, she refers to her piece as “divine mandate.” Still, what comes into question is whether or not Dixon's views inhibit her ability to function in her position as
“The university’s only real interest lay along the ‘cover your ass’ mentality” associate vice president of human resources at UT. Far be it for me to make an assessment of her performance in this position, but in the same Blade article, she claims to have been with the office for 25 years, recommending homosexual and heterosexual candidates for all kinds of positions throughout her tenure. Holding a high-level human resources position with such a negative view of a substantial fraction of the population (which isn’t to suggest she’d be justified were homosexuals less numerous) certainly seems to be a conflict of interest. If, indeed, she is incapable of performing, then I would side with her firing. That she was fired the day her article was published after 25 years of service, though, suggests to me the University's only real interest lay along the “cover your ass” mentality. Politics makes strange bedfellows, as the adage goes, and that one of Dixon’s most vocal supporters is Rush Limbaugh is not lost on me. In my adamant defense of free speech, I'm often forced to “side” with people whom I find loathsome and disreputable. Dixon is the most recent in a growing line of people whose careless remarks have gotten them in trouble. The case draws curious parallels to that of Don Imus in April 2007, which was, as he himself put it, “some idiot comment meant to be amusing.” Granted it failed and was hurtful, but his complete vilification may not have been entirely appropriate. I wonder if, “As a black woman” — a trait she seemingly thinks puts her in a position to make her hurtful remarks — Dixon might be of strong enough character to defend Imus's freedom of speech? Some time ago, I heard a valuable proverb regarding free speech. It encapsulates what lies, to me, at the very core of the Crystal Dixon case, and every similar case in free society. Either we value free speech for those with whom we vehemently disagree, or we don't value free speech at all. —Respond to Kyle at thenews@bgnews.com.
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‘Tis the time for stress free holiday games as finals season nears
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Some events taken from events.bgsu.edu
6 - 10 p.m. Arts Extravaganza
By Michelle Bosserman Reporter
Fine Arts Center
8 p.m. “A Christmas Carol” Eva Marie Saint Theatre, University Hall
8 p.m. A Cappella Choir and University Woman’s Chorus Kobaker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center
8 - 9 p.m. Secret of the Star 112 Physical Sciences Lab Bldg.
8:30 - 10 p.m. H20 Souled Out Prout Chapel
Like many University students around this time of the semester, sophomore Jessica Delgado is feeling the stress of upcoming finals. She chose to relieve the stress by making paper snowflakes and decorating cookies in the Union last night. Delgado attended the Outrageously Odd Holiday Olympics hosted by the Homegrown Planning team, sponsored by the University Activities Organization. There were seven stations at the event, including five competitive events. The competitive events included decorating a Christmas tree, naming holiday songs, making paper snowflakes, answering holiday trivia and decorating cookies. “I liked the trivia best because I won!” Delgado said.
The winner of each round was determined by who could finish the fastest. Each winner received stamps to turn in after they were done competing. Homegrown Events Director Catherine Lewis said the main purpose of the event was to help students have holiday fun and relieve stress during finals time. “It gives students something to do during stressful times,” Lewis said. “It’s a good opportunity before break to have fun and win prizes to possibly give away as presents.” Freshmen Andrea Davis and Andrea Mihalko were the first two to arrive and they started by coloring holiday pictures, one of the tables not a part of the competition. “We were in the Union and with [the] last week of finals coming up, [we] decided to come and take a little break and have some holiday fun,” Davis said.
Along with coloring holiday pictures, making candy cane reindeers were the two activities not a part of the Olympic activities. Sparkly red, green and gold pipe cleaners and sequins were some of the things provided for the craft-making. “The reindeer were a lot of fun to make,” said Brandy Rosebrock of the Homegrown Planning team. “I made several at home!” Everyone who came to participate had a chance to do the activities as much as they wanted and seemed to have a fun time doing it. By the end of the night, it was clear it was more about the fun than the competition. “She [Davis] won everything,” Mihalko said. “Except the Christmas tree decorating — I won that!” “I didn’t come here for the prizes,” Davis added. “I came here to have fun!”
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After students accumulated their stamps, they turned them in depending on how many they received. Participants with three stamps qualified for the bronze medal, four stamps qualified for the silver medal and five stamps qualified for the gold medal.
Winners were picked at random through each box and prizes included an iTunes giftcard and University Bookstore giftcard. “We wanted it to be as many people just stopping by through the night, so it’s been a success,” Lewis said.
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THE ‘WINTER GAMES’: Allison Kotalac, junior, Alpha Chi Omega (left) and Michela Greco, sophomore, (right) cut out snowflakes during the Outrageously Odd Holiday Olympics held in the Union, last night.
Steel drum ensemble to bring Caribbean beats By Christie Kerner Reporter
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LIGHT IT UP: A house on Troup Avenue is lit brightly with Christmas lights. Throughout Bowling Green and the U.S. people are starting to gear up for the holiday season.
Oil drums turned into instruments will be echoing sounds originally from the Caribbean tomorrow. The Arts Village will feature the Steel Drum Ensemble in the Young People’s Concert, “Caribbean Cool,” at 11:00 a.m. in Bryan Recital Hall. The ensemble was formed two years ago at the University and is directed by Bryan Stanbridge, who has been playing the steel drum for 15 years. “It is open to anyone and is housed as part of the Arts Village,” Stanbridge said. The ensemble contains various basses the size of oil drums, shakers and congas. “I first watched them last year on Music Discovery Day,” President of the Steel Drum Ensemble Emily Diener said.
The ensemble will be performing Disney songs from movies such as “The Little Mermaid,” and by artists like Bob Marley. “It’s going to be a lot geared towards younger kids but it is for everyone,” Diener said. Members of the ensemble look forward to the young crowd. “Its more popular stuff that kids can relate to as opposed to more traditional stuff,” member Geoffrey Ziemak said. Students who attend will receive a gift. Admission for the concert will be $2 for adults and $1 for children. “I hope they really come away with an appreciation for the steel drum and most importantly have fun and enjoy it,” Diener said. Members of the ensemble are also looking forward to playing their favorite Disney songs. “‘Under the Sea’ is always a crowd pleaser,” Ziemak said.
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Child shoots self at gun fair; three indicted By Stephanie Reitz The Associated Press
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PLEADING THEIR CASE AGAIN: Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, center, flanked by General Motors Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner, left, and Chysler Chief Executive Officer Robert Nardellli, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday.
Automaker bailout still being fought in Congress By Ken Thomas The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers yesterday in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive. Congressional analysts said one bailout plan under consideration would fall short of what the carmakers want. With time on the current Congress running out, opposition to the bailout appeared to be as strong as last week — before Detroit’s Big Three auto chiefs returned to Capitol Hill with more detailed plans on how they would spend the money. Several lawmakers in both parties are pressing the automakers to consider a so-called “pre-packaged” bankruptcy in which they would negotiate with creditors in advance and downsize, then file for Chapter 11 protection in hopes of emerging quickly as stronger
companies. The Big Three have publicly shunned the notion, saying it would kill sales by destroying customers’ confidence — but executives have indicated in recent days that it might ultimately be necessary. The executives all agreed in yesterday’s hearing that a multibillion-dollar bailout deal would include a supervisory government board that could order major restructuring of the companies if deemed necessary for survival — similar to the results in many reorganizing efforts under bankruptcy law. United Auto Worker union President Ron Gettelfinger, aligned with the industry in pressing for the aid, told senators at a Banking Committee hearing that any kind of bankruptcy, even a pre-packaged one, was not “a viable option.” Gettelfinger said consumers would not buy autos from bankrupt companies, no matter the terms of the arrangement. He also warned that in the absence of action by Congress:
“I believe we could lose General Motors by the end of this month.” He said the situation was dire and time was of the essence. Meanwhile, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who has been dealing with both the financial bailout and the auto rescue proposal as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Presidentelect Barack Obama needs to play a more significant role on economic issues. “He’s going to have to be more assertive than he’s been,” Frank said at a Consumer Federation of America conference in Washington. “At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, he says we only have one president at a time. I’m afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He’s got to remedy that situation.” At the Capitol, the Big Three CEOs told the senators they hoped to make amends for past blunders. “We made mistakes, which we’re learning from.”
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Three men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the gun-fair death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi that a prosecutor said he never should have been allowed to handle. The club where the fair was held also was charged. The fair had promised shooters would have certified instructors in an advertisement, but District Attorney William Bennett said the child, Christopher Bizilj, was supervised by an uncertified 15-year-old boy. Christopher, of Ashford, Conn., lost control of the 9mm micro submachine gun as it recoiled while he was firing at a pumpkin Oct. 26 at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the
William Bennett | District Attorney Westfield Sportsman’s Club in western Massachusetts. Pelham Police Chief Edward Fleury was charged because he owns the sponsor of the gun fair, COP Firearms & Training. Two men who brought the automatic weapon to the show, Carl Guiffre of Hartford, Conn., and Domenico Spano, of New Milford, Conn., also were indicted. An involuntary manslaughter conviction carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and $1,000 fine. The term could be five years or less for someone with no prior convictions. Fleury and the club also were
indicted on four counts each of furnishing a machine gun to a minor. A conviction on each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, up to $10,000 in fines and the loss of a firearms license for at least 10 years. Bennett said prosecutors know of at least four children, including Christopher, who fired automatic weapons at the fair. He added that Fleury had wrongly assured Guiffre and Spano that it was legal for children to use the Uzi under Massachusetts law. “A Micro Uzi is made by and for the Israeli Armed Forces and is intended to meet the operational needs of Israeli Special Forces,” Bennett said, noting that the weapon has a rate of fire of 20 to 25 rounds per second. “It is not a hunting weapon.” Thomas Drechsler, an attorney for the club, said it continues to extend its “deepest sympathy” to the Bizilj family, but denies any wrongdoing.
Johnson criticizes Nixon associates of ‘treason’ in newly released phone recordings By Kelley Shannon The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — In the last months of his administration, President Lyndon Johnson voiced worry over the Vietnam peace talks and stridently suggested that associates of Richard Nixon were attempting to keep South Vietnam away from the table until after the 1968 election, recordings of telephone conversations released yesterday show. “This is treason,” Johnson said, referring to people close to Nixon, during a conversation with Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen. The Democratic president never accused the Republican who would succeed him of treason, but said, “If Nixon keeps the South Vietnamese away from the (peace) conference, well that’s going to be his responsibility.” Nixon spoke with Johnson in another recorded phone conversation in November 1968 and tried to assure him that he supported Johnson’s efforts to bring
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South Vietnam to a Paris peace conference with North Vietnam. He said he would do whatever Johnson wanted him to do to help before or after the election. “I just wanted you to know that I feel very, very strongly about this,” Nixon said. “We’ve got to get them to Paris, or we can’t have a peace.” Johnson agreed. Johnson had cited news articles and private information he’d been given that he said made him think Nixon’s associates were trying to persuade the South Vietnamese government not to join the peace talks until after the election. Progress on peace in Vietnam before the November election presumably would have given Hubert Humphrey — the Democratic presidential nominee and Johnson’s vice president — a boost with voters. Allegations of Nixon’s influence in the peace conference have been reported before, but the tapes provide a look at how Johnson handled the issue behind the scenes, said Bruce Buchanan,
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PHONING UP: This Jan. 10, 1964 photo shows President Johnson talking on the telephone from the Oval Office.
a government professor and expert on the presidency at the University of Texas in Austin. “I think what’s new here is the way Johnson characterizes it as ‘treason’ in his private conversations,” Buchanan said.
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It would be exciting to become a character from the hit TV show The Sopranos, right? Well, when playing the game of Mafia, you can. Mafia is a great game for those who are interested in mystery, suspicion, offing your fellow citizens and well, the mafia! According to the game’s official Web site (http://www. princeton.edu/~mafia/index. htm), Mafia has a long history. A similar game called Murder has been played for many years. Dmitry Davidoff, inventor of the 1986 modern game of Mafia, believes this game originated in England in the 1970s; however it’s possible that it goes back much further. Brian G. McCue states he played the game
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Today the University’s fifth annual arts extravaganza will be held at the Fine Arts Center from 6 - 10 p.m. The event will highlight the talents of student and faculty artists, musicians, actors and writers.
Toledo Symphony Orchestra Today at 7:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, attend a night of holiday music through a collaboration between Huntington and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Call 419 2468000 for ticket information.
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Today and tomorrow at the Town Center at Levis Commons, ride in a horsedrawn carriage. Tickets are $5 per person, or $10 per family. Carriage pick-up is located on Chappel Drive in front of Licata Jewelers.
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Murder in 1969 in Vermont with a group of people who had played the game before a few years prior. Davidoff also recalls another similar Russian game called Ubiitca, which is translated as “Murderer.” In Ubiitca, the murderer kills by “winking” at his victim. The modern game of Mafia caught on in Hungary in 1996 and soon after in Norway. Mafia was introduced in Princeton by Steve Phelps on Sept. 15, 1998, and was first played as a regular event on Sept. 24, 1998. Davidoff describes it as an “informed minority versus uniformed majority.” Mafia members know who each other are, but civilians, in the majority, do not. So gather all of your friends and let the fight for your life begin!
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This weekend at the Toledo Botanical Garden, enjoy hot beverages, a visit from Santa Claus and the opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts from local artists. The gardens will also be lit with luminaries at night.
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The Scenario:
How to play:
Mafia is a game where two teams — the mafia and the villagers — try to get each other killed in a small Italian village. At night the villagers are terrorized by the mafia as the members of the mafia select upstanding civilians as their victims. During the day, the villagers gather together, seeking justice, and vote to convict a player of secretly being a member of the mafia.
The game happens in two phases: nights and days. The moderator announces the end of each phase and the beg inning of the next one. The game starts in a night phase.
Objective:
Night:
To be the last team standing. The mafia’s goal is to kill off all the villagWhenever the ers in the game and the villagers are moderator announces nightfall, all the players trying to kill off the mafia. must close their eyes. No one but the moderator is Number of players: allowed to speak during The ideal number of players is 8-10. the night. The moderator There is no maximum but the mini- says “Mafia awaken” and mum number is three. Games with only the mafia are able fewer people are simpler. Games with to open their eyes. They 11-16 people can have lots of inter- decide amongst themesting characters although 17+ can selves by means of hand become unmanageable. gestures who should be killed. Once the moderator understands who is to Dividing into teams: be killed is announced that the One player is selected each round “Mafia go back to sleep” and the to be the moderator. The moderator mafia members close their eyes. does not participate in the game as The moderator announces who died during the night ending a player, but manages the game the night phase. and remains absolutely neutral. The only thing necessary Day: for the game is a standard deck After the name of of cards and the dead more than person is three players. announced, The moderathe modtor is to deal out one card erator asks to each player everyone numbered 2-9. to wake up. The black cards Dead people represent the mafia. are not allowed to The red cards repspeak or communiresent the villagers. cate with the living for Only one third of the rest of the game but the players should may keep their eyes open be members of the at all times. mafia. Each player At this point, the will look at their own remaining survivors may card to see whether vote to convict someone he or she is a mafia of being a member of the or a villager. No one mafia. The survivors may should ever show his freely discuss the situaor her card to other tion. Lying is permissible, players at any point and for the mafia, often necessary. However, no during the game.
one is ever allowed to ask another player about his or her actual card number and no player is allowed to claim to have a particular card. No player under any circumstances may display their card to a not her player. At any point during the “day,” a player can make a formal accusation against any other player of being mafia. If an accusation is lodged, the moderator asks everyone to be silent, and the accuser is allowed to state a prosecution. Then the accused is allowed to state a defense and afterwards the moderator takes a vote. The votes should be independent, so the moderator counts up to three and everyone who wants the accused dead, raises their hands exactly on the count of three. If a strict majority of the surviving members vote to convict, then the convicted player is put to death and may no longer participate in the game. If there is no majority in favor of conviction, the accused is acquitted and discussions continue. However he or she cannot be accused by the same accuser in the very next formal accusation. The day ends immediately after someone has been convicted and killed. There can be no further discussions until the beginning of the next day. Each phase continues until there is only one team left alive.
Winning: The last team standing has won the game. If there are no more villagers left, the mafia wins. The villagers win if all the mafia are killed. ILLUSTRATIONS BY CARRIE CRANE | THE BG NEWS
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“I honestly like all different kinds of music, and I feel that each song I picked can fit into a different genre. I like upbeat songs that make me happy or that I can relate to, and I love anything from Britney Spears!”
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ALL LIT UP:The Toledo Zoo celebrates the 23rd season of “Lights Before Christmas,” from now through Dec. 23. The event features over one million lights.
Toledo Zoo dazzles visitors with ‘Lights Before Christmas’ By Matt Liasse Pulse Reporter
The Toledo Zoo is opening its brightly lit doors for surrounding residents to enjoy a fun night mixed with animals and Christmas lights. The “Lights Before Christmas” is an annual event, which began in 1986, held at the zoo that has been creating family traditions throughout Northwest Ohio. The zoo takes pride in its 23 season run with displays featuring more than one million lights, 100 animal displays and ice carvings. Santa Claus even pays a visit to the zoo’s indoor theater for young children every night until Dec. 23, according to their Web site. The park started hosting the lights on Nov. 21 and will continue nightly until Dec. 31, closed only on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This year, the very popular “Dancing Lights,” which are synchronized, lighted
trees that blink in rhythm with popular Christmas classics for entertainment, are back in a grander scale. For the first time ever, the popular attraction will feature strobe lights for a more dramatic effect. “I look forward to hearing ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’ and the dancing trees every year,” said Leah Spychalski, who has been going to the lights display since childhood. Now in college, she still enjoys revisiting the blinking trees every year. This show will be repeated throughout the night for the convenience of the visitors, and is located near Cheetah Valley. “I definitely look forward to the lights more than I do anything else. The zoo is so decorated, and everyone there really appreciates the lights. It brings in so many more people than we get
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It’s ‘Christmas Carol’ time
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BAH HUMBUG: In the adaptation of the classic tale “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the meaning of Christmas through haunting figures.
The University theater and film department performs the classic holiday tale for students By Chad Meredith Theater Critic
Thisweekend,theUniversity’s theater and film department will be presenting Charles Dickens’ timeless tale, “A Christmas Carol.” The play is about how an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Cory Stonebrook, looks back on his life with the help of four ghosts, and transforms into a loving and warm-hearted individual. Adapted by Margaret McCubbin, this version is a “show within a show,” where the ghosts play the narrators and the whole cast is a 19thcentury acting troupe. Geoff Stephenson, who serves as play and music director, aims to make this adaptation as authentic as possible. While not a musical, this version of “A Christmas Carol” has plenty of music in it. Background music is played throughout the production by a fiddle player (Kendra Jo Brook) and a guitarist (Klint Dye). Period carols are sung throughout the play as well. Stephenson said the adaptation process was aimed toward making the production look accurate. “Collaboratively, we have
created a score for this production that helps keep deathly silences from happening,” he said. “We are doing all that we can to make [the production] look as authentic as possible. [The carols in the production] were, for the most part, sung around 1843.” Even though many carols will be unfamiliar to audience members, according to Stephenson, people will recognize some of them, such as “Good Christian Men Rejoice.” Watching Scrooge should be uplifting, since Stonebrook aims to focus on the positive aspects of his journey. “I’m trying to make [Scrooge] more likeable as the story goes on,” he said. “Even though he seems distant, I want the audience to be with him and truly care about him by the end of the show.” According to Stephenson, before the play first debuted in 1843, Christmas was falling out of favor because Christmas was not widely celebrated. With the publishing of “A Christmas Carol”, Christmas was brought back from obscurity. In fact, “A
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Bundle up for a warmer winter style By Alissa O'Neill Pulse Reporter
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Letter Grade: CRated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language. Runtime: 82 min. Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, John Voight, John Favreau, Mary Steenburgen and Tim McGraw DIRECTED BY SETH GORDON
Kate, the audience will hardly take notice or even care. We might care to note that between Witherspoon and John Voight, there are five Academy Award winners in this film. With Tim McGraw and “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau out-acting all of them as Brad’s bullying brothers, you’ll hopefully notice there’s something hugely disappointing aside from their sparse moments together. Christmas movies are about soul searching, and letting your loved ones lead you to happiness, even if they’re unbearable at times. Great holiday films remind you of how annoying family members can be, but they also help define what the Christmas spirit is all about. At the end of “Four Christmases” don’t expect the same revelation. Even with four separate attempts, it’s hard to find anything memorable about these four Christmases.
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Christmas Carol” became so popular that there were public performances, readings and theatrical productions of it. With Christmas being so commercialized, Stephenson hopes to keep the spirit of Christmas alive. “You hear stories about security guards being trampled to death by shoppers [in the news],” he said. “One would hope that the message of “A Christmas Carol” is that the worst of us is capable of redemption.”
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INSIDE University golfers get new training center at the Doyt “This has been a dream of mine for current players and future players.”
By Jordan Cravens Reporter
WHAT THE COACHES ARE SAYING ... “The green is very similar to being outside.” Stephanie Young | Women’s coach
“Now we never have to cancel practice due to weather.” Garry Winger | Men’s coach
The men’s and women’s golf teams finally have a place to call home. “Home” refers to a new, year-round, indoor training facility with a 1200 square foot putting/chipping green, locker-room space and hitting bays located in the former weight room at the stadium. In years past, the BG golf programs have found themselves lagging behind other golf programs when it comes to its short game, largely on account of few opportunities to practice outdoors because of inclement weather. But no longer will being a northern school, where the wind is fierce and temperatures cold, be such a disadvantage. “It gives us an edge over MAC schools who maybe don’t have an indoor facility,” said BG women’s golf coach, Stephanie Young. “The touch and feel you lose over winter, we shouldn’t lose like we have in the past,” said men’s golf coach, Garry Winger. “Now we never have to cancel practice due to weather,” Winger said.
Garry Winger | Men’s coach
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Falcons hit the hardwood tomorrow Women will host YSU in Saturday matinee By Chris Voloschuk Sports Editor
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DRIVING BY: BG forward Niki McCoy drives to the basket.
Anderson Arena has never been considered an easy place for visiting teams to play at. For the home team, however, there’s no place like it. Tomorrow at 2 p.m., the BG women’s basketball team (5-2) will host Youngstown State (15). The Falcons will be searching for their sixth straight win and will be playing in their second straight home game. The current win streak is a good sign, considering the fact that
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Men travel to Illinois State for nightcap By Chris Voloschuk Sports Editor
BG is a team in definite need of some positive momentum, as it lost its last For the fourth straight week- game at Savannah State on end, the Falcon men’s basket- Monday night after losing a ball team is hitting the road for 21-point lead in the second non-conference competition. half. Illinois State won’t be Tomorrow, BG (3-3) will any easier a task. travel to Normal, Ill., to face Currently, the Redbirds are undefeated Illinois State (7-0). a team that likes shoot and Tipoff is scheduled for 8:05 shoot often from three-point p.m. at Redbird Arena. range, ranking third in the The game against ISU could country in threes made and be an important momentum three-point percentage. builder for the Falcons should While the Redbirds will be they win. In true road contests a tough out at home, BG has this season, they’re 0-3. Wins also been tough to play against over Georgia State andConcordia St. Paul came during the See MEN | Page 10 neutral NABC Classic.
Oklahoma State’s Beckman to coach UT By John Seewer The Associated Press
came about in the last couple of months.” Before going to Oklahoma TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo State, Beckman coached defenhired Tim Beckman as head sive backs at Ohio State for two coach yesterday, picking the years and spent six seasons Oklahoma State defensive coor- as defensive coordinator at dinator to take over its football Bowling Green, Toledo’s rival in program. the Mid-American Conference. Beckman, a native of Ohio, He coached with two of his has spent the last two seasons mentors, Jim Tressel at Ohio at Oklahoma State, where his State and Florida’s Urban 14th-ranked Cowboys (9-3) Meyer. Beckman and Meyer gave up 27 points per game were together for two seasons this season in the high-octane at Bowling Green. Big 12. “They’ve given me insight on They held Texas to a season- how to build programs, how low 28 points but gave up 61 to to be successful and how to Oklahoma last week. graduate your football play“I didn’t always have this gray ers,” Beckman said. “Teaching hair,” Beckman said. “It just players how to be great people.”
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One of the key aspects of the new putting/chipping green is its similarity to an outdoor putting surface. “It’s as realistic as you can get in the technology of a green,” Winger said. “The green is very similar to being outside,” Young said. Acrylic sand is the key ingredient for the turf, which slows the ball down and reacts with its spin, as opposed to regular turf where the ball would continue rolling, Winger said. “That is what makes the green.” Not only is the surface itself similar to an outdoor green, but its terrain, sloping left to right, uphill, downhill and complete with shelves and plateaus, creates a variety of putting and chipping simulations. “I wanted the green to be severe,” Winger said. Thankfully for both programs, this new green won’t be subjected to droughts, heavy rains or periods of intense heat or cold temperatures. In fact, it will remain largely unchanged over time as it is maintenance free.
In the other main section of the facility is the golf-equivalent of a batting cage where players can work on their swings. JC Video technology, which records players during their swing and pops it up on an oversized computer screen allows for analysis of their form, which then can even be compared with swing of PGA Tour professionals. Winger, a former student/athlete at BGSU has had a vision for such a facility since he began coaching here in 1998. “This has been a dream of mine for current players and future players,” he said. His dream was made possible by the generosity of three former golfers: Ron Whitehouse, Tom Bohardt and Pat McGohan, who were Falcons’ back in the 1960s. While the grand opening was not until Oct. 31 when all former players and the three donors were invited to the facility, both teams began using it back in September as the putting/chipping green had already been installed. Initial talks for the facility began in May and from there the process was a quick one getting it up and running. “I’ve known what I wanted for years so it wasn’t hard to put this
BG vs. Youngstown St.
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BG started out 0-2 after losses to Temple and Valparaiso. Ever since, the pieces on the court have started to fall into place and the Falcons have dominated the scoreboard. The Penguins haven’t been quite as on point this season. Currently, they’ve lost their last two games to Pittsburgh and St. Francis (PA.) by a combined 64 points. In their most recent game against St. Francis, they forced overtime, only to be outscored 12-5 in the extra frame. YSU is led in scoring by Tiara Scott, who averages 10.1 points per game. She also happens to be the only player on the team who averages double figures in that category. As a team, they’re tough on the offensive glass, averaging 13.7 offensive rebounds per game, fourth-best in the Horizon League. On the home side, the Falcons have been operating at a high
Where: Anderson Arena The difference: BG leads the MAC in scoring margin with +12 points per game. Tough start: YSU ranks at or near the bottom of the Horizion League in 19 different stat categories.
level. They rank in the top five in the Mid-American Conference in 15 different stat categories, including points per game, points allowed, scoring margin, steals and blocked shots. Individually, they boast the sixth-best scorer in guard Lauren Prochaska (17.3 points per game), a top 10 passer in Tracy Pontius (4.17 assists per game) and a top five thief in Lindsey Goldsberry (2.50 steals per game).
thing together in a short amount of time,” Winger said. As with most intercollegiate athletic teams, having an indoor facility is a huge tool for recruitment. According to both Young and Winger, the new facility will be just that. “The trend of golf today … is to build indoor facilities,” Winger said. Another feature of the new facility will be a locker-room area, 20 wooden lockers to be shared by both teams, which are set to be completed within a month or two, according to Young. “These players have never had a place to call their own,” she said, noting that until this point the teams only had a place to store their bags, but never something they could consider “home.” Just off the soon-to-be locker-room area is a lounge, which Winger has hopes both teams will use as a place to relax, work on homework and bond. “That was my vision, for this to be a place where the teams could come and it would be quiet and they could do work,” he said. While both teams are in their off-season, the new facility will be put to good use come January as they both prepare for their spring seasons.
MEN From Page 9 in all three of its losses. The Falcons rallied from big deficits against Ohio State and Minnesota, and led Savannah State for most of Monday’s game. Overall, four of their six games have been decided within the final five minues of regulation. The biggest reason for BG’s ability to keep games close has been team defense. It was the team’s biggest strength last season and continues to be. The Falcons have held all six of their opponents to less than 45 percent shooting from the field, and have given up 70 points or less in their past five games. BG will need its tough defense to carry the day if it’s to pick up a much-needed road win.
THE BG NEWS PICKS OF THE WEEK It’s the final football pick ‘em of the season, and I have to admit, we’re all sad to see it go. We’re going out with a bang though, as all the games we have lined up for this week are conference championship games. Who isn’t excited for Florida vs. Alabama?
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Ball State is Albert Belle and Buffalo is a baseball pitched over the middle of the plate circa 1995. Ball State 56, Buffalo 28
If Buffalo was BG, I’d consider Ball State continues to show why it won so many postseason being loyal to the Falcons. Ball State wins here easily. MAC awards. Ball State 48, Buffalo 21
Ball State 47, Buffalo 21
check Urban Meyer’s I know ‘Bama is No. 1 and I have The Tide sweeps the Gators #1 Alabama Somebody back pocket to make sure he’s supported them this season, but back into the ocean (even vs. #2 Florida not using Game Genie to jack Florida should be No. 1. though Gators don’t live in
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up his team’s talent level. Florida 44, Alabama 26
Florida 38, Alabama 27
oceans, wasn’t it witty?). Alabama 31, Florida 28
David Letterman will be grinning wider than usual after Ball State whoops up on Buffalo. Ball State 45, Buffalo 35 Take it to the house Bama. Those gators are good for nothin. Tebow looks like a Baldwin brother. Alabama 36, Florida 32
wants to play How the mighty have fallen. I Another Big 12 offensive shoot- Going against the grain here. #19 Missouri Nobody Oklahoma right now. Mizzou’s loved Mizzou early this year, but out. It’s another one Oklahoma Let’s go Mizzou. Those Okies vs. #4 Oklahoma awful defense is the next to get not so much now. should win. are jokies.
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torched. Oklahoma 63, Mizzou 24
USC doesn’t win this game, #5 USC Ifthey suck. How else could I vs. UCLA put it?
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USC 45, UCLA 14
Oklahoma 35, Mizzou 18
Oklahoma 41, Mizzou 31
This just isn’t right.
No wonder the Trojans are The Hollywood Bowl. The only wearing their home jerseys. The way UCLA wins is if it’s scripted. Rose Bowl has become their territory. USC 44, UCLA 17 USC 48, UCLA 24
USC 61, UCLA 10
matter who wins this stinker, This is the game I use to try to The Hokies are okie dokie in #18 Boston College No we all lose because we have gain back my edge on Craig. Blacksburg. They’re Orange vs. Virginia Tech to watch one of them play in a Bowl bound after they win.
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BCS game. Yuck. Tech 17, Boston College 10
Boston College 24, Tech 14
Tech 24, Boston College 20
Mizzou 42 , Oklahoma 28
I should of picked all the same games as Chris to assure I don’t come out the seasons big loser. Boston College 35, Tech 24
s going to finish the job and Pitt secretly will burn a BG jer- The Panthers take a bite out of Pitt will dominate most of the #23 Pittsburgh Pitt’ win the Big East. Alas, Dave sey before the game, therefore the Huskies. game, but then derail after seevs. UCONN Wannstedt’s job is safe for they win. ing a fan in the crowd wearing
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another year. Pitt 32, UCONN 28
Pitt 28, UCONN 17
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orange and brown. UCONN 24, Pitt 21
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ADMITTING DEFEAT: Franken on Wednesday withdrew 633 challenges to ballots in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the statewide recount.
Franken recants challenges to U.S. Senate race ballots By Patrick Condon The Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democrat Al Franken withdrew 633 challenges to ballots yesterday in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race in what could be a first step toward a quicker conclusion to the recount. Franken’s attorney, Marc Elias, said many more withdrawals are likely. An attorney for Republican Norm Coleman said he may follow suit soon. Any reduction in the pile of challenged ballots — more than 6,000 so far — will alleviate work for the canvassing board that meets Dec. 16 to begin examining those ballots. Coleman defeated Franken in the election by 215 votes, a margin so small that it triggered an automatic recount. By last night, Coleman led by 316 votes, according to recount totals posted by Minnesota’s secretary of state. But that apparent lead was far overshadowed by the thousands of ballots challenged by the two campaigns.
Each candidate has challenged about the same number of votes. The Franken campaign mailed a letter to Secretary of State Mark Ritchie yesterday with a list of specific challenges to discard. “If there are challenges that are without merit, it doesn’t do either side any good to have them considered,” Elias said. Coleman’s attorney, Fritz Knaak, said the Republican’s campaign has also been considering a withdrawal of some challenges but wouldn’t do so until after Friday, the deadline for the recount to end. “We don’t want to send the wrong message to our volunteers still working at the recount sites,” Knaak said. Challenges range from ballots with votes for more than one candidate to many that simply had a pen scribble somewhere on the ballot. The number of challenges far exceeds the margin between the two men, making it difficult to pin down which candidate the recount is favoring.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Still popular in Florida, former governer Jeb Bush said Wednesday that he’s interested in the seat Sen. Mel Martinez is giving up, and the field of possible candidates could quickly narrow to make way for the president’s younger brother. Bush, 55, won praise from Democrats and Republicans alike for leading the state through eight hurricanes over JOHN RAOUX | AP PHOTO a two-year period. He used standardized testing to over- CAREER SHIFT: Former Florida Gov. Jeb haul the education system, Bush said that he’s interested in the Senate seat. was credited with making government more efficient and SUDOKO lowered taxes to make Florida future of the party, advocating To play: Complete the grid ideas and polices to get the conmore business-friendly. While his older brother, soon- servative cause back on track.” so that every row, column The statement means the forto-be former President George and every 3 x 3 box contains W. Bush, has been so unpopu- mer governor is all but certain the digits 1 to 9. There is no lar that he has been a liability to to get in the race, said a person guessing or math involved. many Republican candidates familiarwithseniorRepublicans Just use logic to solve this year, Jeb Bush remains a in Washington who spoke on condition of anonymity so they popular figure here. “I hope that Gov. Bush gets could talk more freely about the in the race. In my personal former governor’s approach. opinion, he understands pub- Bush’s consideration — even if lic policy better than any other tentative in public — is a strapotential candidate looking tegic one, to discourage other at that race, by far,” said for- Republicans from jumping in, mer state House Speaker Allan the person said. By doing this, the former govBense, who was contemplating his own bid. Bense said he ernor, for whom raising money would not run if Bush entered. and building an operation will “It would clear the Republican not be hard, doesn’t need to get started campaigning for some field, I’m sure.” Martinez, who served in time, the person said. President Bush’s Cabinet and supported an immigration proposal unpopular with Republicans, has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of his close ties to the president. He said Tuesday he was not seeking a second term because he wanted to spend more time with his family. The Cuban native who fled to America when he was 15 made his announcement early to give other Republicans time to mount their campaigns SPACIOUS APARTMENTS • EXCELLENT LOCATIONS — and a list of potential candi• EXTRA AMENITIES • dates immediately exploded. Several Florida congressman indicated they were considering a bid, along with about Taking Applications Now! a half dozen other former or current state officials. The former Florida governor said Wednesday in an e-mail: “I am considering running,” but didn’t elaborate. A separate • OFFICE HOURS • statement from spokeswoman Kristy Campbell sounded like Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM the former governor was ready Weekends By Appointment • Anytime By Appointment to get back into politics. “He will give it thoughtful consideration in the coming weeks Call 419-354-3533 or visit www.villagegreen-bg.org and months,” the statement said. “Governor Bush hopes to 480 Lehman Avenue • Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 play a constructive role in the
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north India carrying handdrawn sketches of hotels, the train terminal and other sites that were later attacked in Mumbai, said Amitabh Yash, director of the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh police. During his interrogation, Ansari also named Muzammil as his handler in Pakistan, adding that he trained in a Lashkar camp in Muzaffarabad — the same area where Kasab said he was trained, a senior police officer involved in the investigation said. In Pakistan, Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik told reporters he had no information on Lakhvi or Muzammil but that authorities would check. Ansari “told us about a planned Lashkar attack on Bombay, on southern Bombay,� said Yash, referring to Mumbai by its previous name. “He gave us eight or nine specific locations where the attack would be carried out,� he said, adding that Ansari had detailed sketches of the places and escape routes from the sites.
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