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Board of Trustees focus on future Strengths of University, retention, landscaping were topics in the meeting Friday By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
Marching to a FAMILIAR TUNE
The future was the focus of administrators’ minds when they met Friday morning for the first Board of Trustees meeting of the year. The two main topics of focus revolved around retention and the future of the University’s landscape. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Rodney Rogers discussed with the board the position of the University in the nation. “The University is ranked 96 in the nation this year,” he said. “That means we are in the top quarter of universities in the nation.” He also focused on the core strengths of the University, which included the arts, business and organization, sustainability and environment, teacher preparation and health and wellness. He said the Board needs to recognize the programs that are doing well and invest in them, as well as do the same in emerging areas they are doing well in. Some of those included data science, media and communication and aviation.
Marching Band alumni return to University to play in Homecoming By Emily Johnson Reporter
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Greeks live in separate residence halls Sororities ask for all-women space for upcoming years during Greek Housing Project By Annie Furia Copy Chief
Fraternities and sororities are housed in different residence halls this year while the old Greek houses are being torn down and rebuilt. The University placed fraternities in Falcon Heights and sororities in Conklin. Holly Grunn, a coordinator with Fraternity and Sorority Life, said both the fraternity and sorority communities could choose between two different residence halls. Sororities could choose between Harshman and Conklin, while fraternities had the choice between Harshman and Falcon Heights. Sororities were not given the option of Falcon Heights because it is coed and they asked to be located in an allwomen space. Associate Dean of Students Chris Bullins said, “One thing the sororities articulated that was important to their national chapters ... was that they were on floors that
PHOTOS BY STEVEN W. ECHARD TOP: Alumni returned to field Homecoming Weekend. MIDDLE: Alumni played in the Falcon Marching Band during the football game. BOTTOM: Percussionists march to the Doyt for Saturday’s game.
The University’s Homecoming theme, “Once a Falcon, Always a Falcon,” held true the BGSU Alumni Marching Band. The University invites alumni of the marching band to come back to the Doyt Perry Stadium for Homecoming to relive their days on the field. “Homecoming is the only time that the marching band gets together ...” Director of the Falcon Marching Band and Athletic Band Carol Hayward wrote in an email. “We are expecting around 130 in the Alumni Marching Band, with the oldest representing the class of 1970.” On Homecoming, Saturday Oct. 4, the alumni marched on field with their bright orange jackets along with the Falcon Marching Band. “The alumni band always plays the school songs, ‘Forward Falcons’ and the ‘Alma Mater,’” Hayward wrote. “They also combine with the current Falcon Marching Band to play the national anthem and a song of their choice from a past season. The Homecoming song for this year is ‘The Best of Times,’ which was performed by the band in 2007.” Cayla Brown, 2007 graduate of Integrated Mathematics Education and 2011 Master’s in Intervention Specialist, traveled all the way from Madisonville, Texas. “I came back up because I love BGSU and wanted to go to the game,” Brown said. “My sisters also did alumni band, so it is fun for all three of us to march together.” However, it wasn’t just family that brought her back to the University. “The FMB was redoing the Frontiers show from my freshman year, so I was very intrigued to see it,” she said. “All of these reasons made it an easy choice for me to come back.”
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University reports burglary, arson low
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Clery Act allows schools to compare crime, fire rates to one another By Kendra Clark Campus Editor
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CLASS OF 1964 returns to the University during Homecoming Weekend to celebrate their 50 year reunion.
FALCONS TRIUMPH AT HOMECOMING The BG defense made a statement Saturday against Buffalo, holding the Bulls on their final drive of the game. The Falcons answered with a touchdown of their own, defeating Buffalo 36-35. PAGE 3
An annual report shows burglary and arson reports have gone down this past year. The 2014 Campus Security and Fire Safety Report was due for all universities on Oct. 1. This is a part of the Clery Act, which requires all colleges and universities that use federal assistance to release information about crimes committed on their campus. The report only shows numbers from years 2011-2013. Burglary for on campus housing, which is going into another person’s residence and stealing something,
went from 32 in 2011 and 46 in 2012 down to 16 in 2013. “It has gone way down this year,” Director of Public Safety Monica Moll said. “My hope is we are getting out to students to lock their doors. Most burglaries on campus are in residence halls.” She also said there are some that happen on University property, like in classrooms and computer labs. “It’s hard to tell exactly what is causing the decrease,” she said. “I hope we are more vigilant about seeing doors being propped open and watching video cameras in residence halls.” To accurately compare the
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Columnist Michele Mathis talks about her deceased grandpa and the positive influence he had on her life. She talks about her gratitude towards him and everything he has done. | PAGE 4
University to others around the country, Moll suggested the University can be compared to universities like Ohio University, Kent State and Miami University. “All are primarily residence campuses and not in an urban environment,” she said. “That way, they can be compared fairly.” To compare, OU had 13 burglaries in residence halls in 2013. In Kent State, there were four and Miami University had three. Something new added to the Clery Act reports starting this year is about the Violence Against Women
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Complainant reported the theft of two gingerbread man statues within the 300 block of N. Church St. Items valued at $30.
Gabriel J. Jones, 21, of Bowling Green; and Christopher Anthony Romito, 22, of Bowling Green, were both arrested for trafficking in drugs within the 500 block of N. Enterprise St. Both were lodged in the Wood County Justice Center. 3:16 P.M.
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BOT From Page 1 “We need to make sure we have strengths in our core as well as invest in the future,” he said. Rogers and Vice President for Student Affairs Jill Carr also brought up retention and showed how student involvement in different programs showed an increase in retention rate. Also, he showed the board that first year students in linked courses [77.1 percent] were retained at a higher rate than non-linked students [72.1 percent]. Chief Financial Officer Sherideen Stoll presented in
ALUMNI From Page 1 Alumni Laura Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education in 2005 and she spent her time from 2001 to 2004 in the Falcon Marching Band playing the piccolo. In the Falcon Marching Band, Smith served as flicc section leader from 2002-2004 and served on truck crew for the 2005 season. She is currently residing in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, as a general music and choir teacher to students in preschool through eighth grade at an inner-city Columbus City School. She currently sings with the Columbus Symphony Chorus. “Homecoming is a wonderful opportunity to visit a place that has become so special to me. I love coming back to
Complainant reported the theft of a BGSU flag and pole within the 300 block of S. Church St. Items valued at $80. 8:14 A.M.
Luchyana Lynette Anderson, 19, of Bowling Green; and Symone Rachelle Frieson, 19, of Bowling Green, were both arrested for theft within the 1000 block of N. Main St. They were both lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.
Peace Corps gives students opportunities to help others
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Luchyana Lynette Anderson, 19, of Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested for theft within the 1100 block of S. Main St. She was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.
Volunteers can participate in a variety of positions in other countries that include health, agriculture or education
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Luchyana Lynette Anderson, 19, of Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested for theft within the 1100 block of S. Main St. She was lodged in the Wood County Justice Center.
By Myah Lanier Reporter
The Peace Corps is a twoyear commitment that promotes traveling, diversity and helping different cultures around the world. The organization has been in Bowling Green for quite some time. One aspect that can determine the Peace Corps’ success is the volunteers, which are usually graduating students. They usually get an average of ten thousand volunteers a year, according to Peace Corps Recruiter Annabel Khouri. “We get such a great turnout because we have great recruiting,” she said. “We give information on campus at the career fairs, at Campus Fest and we partner with different organizations who want to make a difference.” Striving to make a difference is something they strive for and in order to do so they offer a variety of programs for volunteers. “There are many sec-
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front of the board to ask for an approval of the landscape and civic structure master plan. It included eight different points the University will follow when creating the future landscape for campus, she said. These points included keeping the landscape simple and elegant, respecting maintenance demands of the campus environment, keeping materials and components consistent, paying attention to details and creating a place for people. The Trustees also approved several changes and future plans for the University. One member of the community for the University,
Bruce Nyberg, was appointed to a three-year term as a National Trustee. According to the resolution, Nyberg served on several boards, including the University Foundation Board from 2003 to 2009. The Board passed an amendment to the Academic Charter concerning better communication with between the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and Faculty Senate Standing Committees. The Board also approved personnel changes for fulltime faculty and administrative staff, as well as approved tenure for the Chair of the Department of Public and Allied Health, M. Ahmad Chaudhry.
Bowling Green … what makes Homecoming extra special is that quite a few of my friends and fellow marchers come back, too.” Smith said. “It’s a lot of fun to share old memories, catch up with friends who are now scattered all over the country and world and to march and play in the stands during the game.” Smith has returned to Bowling Green to march with the Falcon Marching Band for Homecoming six times. “The only years that I have ever missed have been because I have had concerts in Columbus with the Columbus Symphony,” Smith said. “There are actually quite a few BGSU Alumni singing in the Columbus Symphony Chorus … whenever we have to miss Homecoming, we show up to Chorus rehearsal decked out in orange and brown and take a picture on the stage of the Ohio
Theater … we hate to miss our annual trip to BG.” Smith explains that the Falcon Marching Band helped her find a sense of belonging and pride for the University. Senior music major Jake Stock played for the marching band from 2011 to 2013 playing tenor drums from 2011 to 2012 and bass drums for 2013. “I thought the show was great; the drumline sounded fantastic and the horns sounded great,” Stock said. “Watching the band really made me miss being in the band.” He goes on to say that after graduation he would love to come back as an alumnus to play again. “I will continue to march for Homecoming as long as I am able,” Laura Smith said. “I would love to be that 75-yearold woman out on the field playing the piccolo and saying things like, ‘Back in my day...’”
HOUSING From Page 1 would be all women.” Some sororities have national rules about males not being allowed in sorority housing. Morgan Schneider, vice president of facility operations for Alpha Chi Omega, said her sorority does not have any similar rule in their by-laws, but she still enjoys having a space for sororities. “The whole point of this new Greek Housing Project is to bring the Greek community together,” said Schneider. “I feel like just having all the sororities in the same dorm is already doing that.” Bullins said Conklin was one of the options that would allow that to happen and the sororities requested it out of their two options. “As a community, the sororities asked to go to Conklin,” Bullins said. “And as a community, the fraternities asked to go to Falcon [Heights].” Grunn added that it was the decision of Residence
tors. [Volunteers] can be an education volunteer, a health volunteer or agriculture and environment volunteer,” Volunteer Jessica Batterton said. The beginning process usually takes about a year before volunteers are even in another country. “It was a very long application process. I had to [have a] medical examination to be able to go and do the job,” Batterton said. “Once I was done with that, I got a letter saying where I was stationed and I went there to start my education training.” Not only is the experience to be worth it, she said, but it’s also one that students can afford. In order for students to afford to participate, the government funds it. “We get about $200 a month to cover all expenses,” Volunteer Lindsay Goldberg said. “It’s enough money to live off of because we are going into another country and their cost of living is different from the U.S.” Some volunteers say the
reason for joining the organization is for the learning experience, both culturally and academically. “This was a way for me to go abroad and take on different challenges with a long commitment,” Goldberg said. Professor Sherri Horner, a former volunteer, said the opportunity was great and one that made her who she is today. “After I graduated, I wanted a job that was meaningful and where I could be in the position to help others and travel, so this was a great way to do so,” Horner said. Horner said the goals of the organization have been successful and provided students with new culture perspectives. “[The Peace Corps] helps you build a lot of personal development, I think it provides you with great opportunity to go overseas and do volunteer work. Students should really consider becoming a peace Corps Volunteer,” Batterson said.
Life to offer Falcon Heights as an option. So far, Bullins said he hasn’t heard any complaints. “I have heard only positive feedback, particularly from sororities,” Bullins said. A large part of that positive feedback is the community atmosphere present in Conklin. He said sorority members have said they had “the opportunity to meet women from other chapters that they wouldn’t necessarily have a chance to meet [otherwise].” Schneider, who lives in Conklin, had experienced this. She said living in Conklin is “already having a positive impact because we are getting closer and sharing that sisterhood with other chapters on campus.” She added though the members of her sorority were hesitant about living in Conklin at first, the experience has been much better than they expected. “No one is really happy about dorm rooms, but it’s
worked out really well,” Schneider said. “Everyone has loved it so far and I definitely love it.” Community was a large part of the decision to house Greek students in residence halls while construction is ongoing. Grunn said, “We knew that it was going to take a full two years to build these units” and that the best place to build the new housing was on the Conklin and Fraternity Row sites. “We knew we would have to displace students in order to knock those buildings down and rebuild new [houses],” Grunn said. Bullins said that the University felt it was important that fraternities and sororities continued to have a place on campus to live. Grunn agreed that having the chapters on campus was important. Grunn said, “We feel strongly that it contributes positively to their overall experience to have a common place to meet and create sisterhood and brotherhood.”
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Homecoming Thriller BG defense makes statement late
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The Bowling Green defense has had a nightmare start to the year and entered Saturday’s game ranked last or close to last in most defensive categories. Despite all of the scary numbers, all of the angry fans and all of the negative media coverage, that same defense continues to come up with big plays late in games. “We know no matter what we have to fight,” senior linebacker Gabe Martin said. “Now we are in a position where our backs are up against the wall. Nobody thinks that we can be successful and every day we just go out and try to prove everybody wrong. We just play for each other.” Prove people wrong is what they did as they were called upon to come up with another game-winning stop. After a 42-yard kickoff return from Devin Campbell, the Bulls started their final drive on the BG 48-yard line with 2:11 left to play. The Falcons defense came up with the important stop allowing, the Bulls only two yards on four plays. “We went out there as a group knowing we were going to get off the field,” Martin said. “It was time to send a statement and let everyone know we were here. I think we did that.” A statement was made, but it was with more than just that one stop, it was the entire second half. The Falcon defense gave up 160 yards in the second half, including a third quarter where they gave up 22 yards on 14 plays. That is the type of defense the Falcons expect to play each week, Martin said. “I still think we have a lot to clean up from the second half as well as the first half,” he added. “For the most part production-wise that’s what we want to do as a defense.” That production bought the offense time in the fourth quarter as they were held scoreless for four possessions in a row. After Buffalo kicker Patrick Clarke missed a 33-yard field goal and the Falcons took over on their own 20 down 35-30, it seemed to be the spark that awoke the offense. “It was a huge break for us missing that field goal,” quarterback James Knapke said. “We were confident going into it, we knew we just had to execute.” The Falcons started their drive with 3:04 on the clock and drove 80 yards in 53 seconds behind two Ronnie Moore receptions of 40 and 36 yards. That drive was finished off by Fred Coppet’s four yard touchdown run. “I felt like we put it together in that last drive when we had to,” Knapke said. The Falcons drive took less than a minute off of the clock but head coach Dino Babers never had second thoughts of slowing down. “Somebody said ‘We’re moving too fast; we need to slow down,’” Babers said. “I said ‘we aren’t slowing down; we are going to knock it in and whatever else is left the defense is going to stop them.’”
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Falcons get 2nd win of season at Akron Sunday After falling 3-1 at Buffalo Friday, women’s soccer team defeats Akron in overtime thriller; Falcons move to 2-9 overall, 1-3 in Mid-American Conference play By Tobias Flemming played with confidence and her “We have been Reporter players just weren’t able to win the working ... hard individual battles. An overtime victory at Akron on “Our back line shape wasn’t as every day ... so we Sunday gave the BG women’s socclean as it can be and we were cer team its first Mid-American On the flip side, this was knew [the win] would exploited. Conference victory in almost the most dynamic we’ve been in three years after losing to Buffalo the attack and we figured out that come.” on Friday. we can still score goals,” she said. Head coach Lindsay Basalyga said Sunday’s victory was a huge win for the Falcons and an important moment for her team to move along in its process. “I’m so proud of this team’s commitment to the unknown and doing the daily work to put them in a position to have success,” she said. After going scoreless against the Zips in 90 minutes of soccer, Falcon freshman forward Skylar Fleak scored the game-winning goal in the 95th minute of the overtime period. “The composure on Skylar’s [Fleak] game-winning goal was a perfect way to end the fight on the day,” Basalyga said. The 1-0 victory was the second shutout for the Falcons this season and goalkeeper Lauren Cadel’s seven saves proved to be crucial for the Falcons’ success. “Our backline and Lauren [Cadel] did a great job shutting
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down a dangerous Lani Smith and we had a lot of fun in the attack,” Basalyga said. Despite the Zips outshooting the Flacons 21-13 overall, only seven of Akron’s shots went on goal while BG was able to place six shots on frame. Fleak’s game-winning goal on Sunday wasn’t the only goal she scored for the Falcons this weekend. The weekend started out with a Friday evening game at the University at Buffalo Bulls for the Falcons. The Bulls took the lead after only five minutes of play, but Fleak scored the game-tying goal for BG off an assist from freshman Leah Runkle in the 44th minute. Buffalo’s Katie Roberts scored two goals for the Bulls in the second half, making the final score 3-1. On Friday, Basalyga said Buffalo
While being shutout in four games prior to this weekend, the Falcons were able to score in both games against Buffalo and Akron and thus gained some confidence in the attack. Skylar Fleak is now the leading scorer for the BG women’s soccer team with four goals and one assist this season. After Sunday’s win, Fleak said although the Falcons had their chances before, they knew they had to keep going and eventually things would fall into place for the young team. “We have been working on the process and working hard every day in practice so we knew it [the win] would come,” she said. “It was just an awesome feeling when the ball found the back of the net.” BG women’s soccer improved its record to 2-9-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the MAC. The Falcons will be back in action Oct. 10 at Cochrane Field against Central Michigan.
Falcons defeat Simon Fraser in exhibition game during weekend Hockey picks up win with five unanswered goals late By Corey Krupa Reporter
The BG hockey team defeated Simon Fraser University 7-2 on Saturday afternoon in an exhibition game at home as BG scored five times in the final 25 minutes. “Overall, I am pleased with our effort today,” BG head coach Chris Bergeron said. “I feel like this game mattered to us and it was great to see our guys go out and compete.” BG scored the first goal of the game 7:30 into play when forward Ben Murphy scored off a rebound from a shot by Mike Sullivan. Simon Fraser answered that goal a few minutes later to tie the game at one. The Falcons started off the second period with a goal from Mike Sullivan and Simon Fraser answered with another goal minutes later. Sullivan recorded three points in the game. BG then finished the game with five unanswered goals in the win. The Falcons were led offensively by its freshmen class, which combined for four goals and five assists on the afternoon. BG Forward Tyler Spezia scored one goal and recorded three assists in his first collegiate game at the BG Ice Arena. His goal was scored shorthanded in the third period. “It was the first time for all of us to
go out and compete against someone else,” Falcon captain Dan DeSalvo said. “It was a great experience for us today and we are looking forward to next weekend.” Freshmen forwards Mitchell McLain and Jakob Reichert also contributed to the win with two points each. Additionally, the Falcons received goals from Brett D’Andrea and Pierre-Luc Mercier. “Overall, I’m happy with the game,” Bergeron said. “Our effort was really good, which no matter what, we want to be known for. A bunch of people contributed, and I’m happy with that.” BG outshot Simon Fraser by a total of 61-13 in the game, while the Falcon defense killed off 2-of-3 power-play opportunities. All three BG goaltenders played one period of action, as they combined to make 11 saves. “For us, when you have 36 games guaranteed, the exhibition game matters, just in terms of playing a game, being able to compete against somebody else, and being able to hit somebody else,” Bergeron said. The Falcons begin the regularseason this weekend with a homeand-home series against the Miami University Redhawks. BG will start the weekend series at home on Friday when the puck drops at 7:07 p.m. at the BG Ice Arena.
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET “I helped out at the Five K.”
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“I voted for royal court and went to the Black Alumni Brunch.”
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“I decorated the Harshman lobby in a competition for Homecoming and face-painted for the tailgate party.”
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MICHELE MATHIS COLUMNIST
The other morning, I groggily pulled myself out of bed [as I always do— not much of a morning person] and slapped my phone so the loud, blaring alarm would shut up. I hesitantly secured my footing on my desk from my lofted bed and stepped on a piece of paper, which in turn got stuck to my foot. Irritated, I pulled it off, then immediately felt a wave of grief. My grandfather’s funeral program had fallen off my corkboard near my desk, an item that is in my line of vision whenever I study there. Usually when I see my grandfather’s face, I remember the beautiful moments I spent
with my family this summer as we pulled even closer in the small city of Price, Utah to celebrate the life of our dear grandfather. This time, however, I felt a sense of guilt and almost overwhelming gratitude, as if I had an unwavering debt that hadn’t been repaid. Earlier this week in my Intro to Ethics course, we discussed “moral exemplars” and how we base our morality on the life of someone we admire and look up to. When we split into discussion in recitation, I was eager to say that my moral exemplar was my grandfather. My grandfather was an extraordinary man, with an emphasis on the extra. He worked tirelessly his whole life so that all his money would be given away to his children and his children’s children. I didn’t quite understand it
when he was living, but my grandfather had set up college funds for his grandchildren when we were little, so that if we needed to, we would be set to further our education. Upon nearing the days of his funeral, multiple people came forward and said that my grandfather had given them second chances at life, for he was a juvenile delinquent judge and often gave his cases the option of entering the military instead of going to jail. Others came forward and confessed that my grandfather paid for their missions, as he was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who felt that spreading God’s word and love was one of the most important things in life, following family. He was and is the most selfless man I have ever met. How grateful I am to be in a position of agency where I
have the means of attending school, almost financially independent because of one man. How lucky I am to have a family stronger than steel because one man deemed it important enough to know that even if distance separates our family, it is imperative to love one another fiercely and often. There is a quote printed on his program by George Eliot that reads, “What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult for others?” It seems like the perfect quote to describe a seemingly perfect man. I know I have been quiet about your passing, Grandpa, but this is my dedication to you. Thank you for everything good. I love you. Rest in peace.
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Changed attitude towards Irish dance shows need compromise ABIGAIL KRUSE COLUMNIST
Those who know me know that Irish dancing is my favorite hobby. Actually, for many years, it was less of a hobby and more of a way of life. I performed and competed throughout high school and beyond. For us dancers, March is “St. Patrick’s Month.” At competitions and workshops, I met people from all over the U.S. and even a few from the U.K. That has mostly fallen by the wayside thanks to college with all its pesky studying and extracurriculars. That’s not to say I don’t still keep up with practicing on my own for an excellent workout. I fully intend to be a classy dance mom someday.
While it’s on the back burner for now, I like to keep on top of drama and developments in the Irish dance world. Lucky for me, there are all kinds of blogs out there, in addition to Facebook posts by my friends, both back home and all across the country. If you watch Toddlers and Tiaras or choice moments of Dance Moms, you might think that “classy dance mom” is an oxymoron. My own dance school isn’t very big on recitals. We have them once a year in conjunction with an annual fundraiser. It’s low-key without much pageantry. We have wigs, yes, but they are cute little bun covers for the little ones. The big girls’ wigs are slightly more elaborate, all gentlemen wear simple black outfits with a cummerbund and nobody wears heavy makeup. It’s a far cry from the glitz and glam of the recent history
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of Irish dance performance, with families taking out loans to finance their daughters’ new solo dresses. The parents love it, and the minimalist approach has spread. In fact, we’re now the only school in the greater Dayton area that wears wigs in regular performance. So I wasn’t surprised when I read more on one such blog, What the Feis, about this recent trend [for the uninitiated, an Irish dance competition is referred to as a feis, rhymes with “mesh”, and is hosted by an individual dance school]. Now, casual feises are springing up all over the place, in Columbus and New Orleans and Ireland too, with their own dress code: no fancy solo dresses, no wigs and no makeup. The idea is to get the dancers and their parents to focus on the dancing in competition. It’s the performance that wins, not the dress.
I think it’s a great message, but the more I see casual feises, the less enjoyable I think it would be for them all to be that way. I’m all about an occasional refreshing reminder that it’s not what a dancer wears that leads to success, but oldfashioned hard work, drive and spirit. But sometimes, it’s fun to be able to wear obnoxiously glittery dresses and impossibly curly hair in public and not be judged for it. We should compromise: let’s keep the opportunities for showing up for something special and reserve the casual atmosphere for a few times a year. That way, both styles maintain their uniqueness and can truly be appreciated. Respond to Abigail at thenews@bgnews.com
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Week FOOTBALL Falcons fall to 0-4 in conference play From Page 3 The numbers may not look great, but the Falcons are now 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play, and the defense continues to come up big when they are needed the most. “Once again the statistics and numbers are not where you want them to be,” Babers said. “There are a lot of teams with statistics that are not sitting 2-0 at the top of their conference with an opportunity to still win this thing. That’s all we are asking for is an opportunity.”
BG wins 67-7 at CMU Club rugby overcomes bad weather By Scott Sadowski Reporter
After a big win last weekend, BG club rugby continued its prolific scoring and stern defense as it trumped Central Michigan University 67-7 this weekend. Both teams dealt with less than ideal playing conditions due to bitter cold, rain and stiff wind, but the Falcons did not let the elements slow them down. Head coach Tony Mazzarella was unsatisfied with BG’s second half play this past week and looked to improve on that against Central Michigan. “Our goals this week were to come out of the gate on all cylinders and keep up that same pace with no drop off in the second half,” he said. “We did a great job of doing both.” While Central Michigan retained possession for much of the game, most of its offensive plays resulted in negative yardage. The Falcons took advantage of the negative plays, scoring their first try after pushing the Chippewas back to their own 15. Phil Bryant fed Mitch Sora for the score. Phil Bryant played incredibly well for BG. Bryant scored three tries and was stout on the defensive side of the ball. As a freshman, Bryant looks to be one of the brightest young stars for the Falcons. Nick Ross punted the ball and used his speed to beat the defender to it. A perfect bounce allowed Ross to scoop the ball and race down the field for a fifty yard try, boosting the Falcons lead and causing momentum for BG. Retaining momentum seems to be a reoccurring factor for the Falcons success. Mitch Sora yet again provided a spark for BG. To begin the second half, Sora received the ball and hesitated and caused the Central Michigan defender to overcommit, allowing Sora to burst through the defense for another BG try. Griffen Palmer has consistently set up the Falcons for scoring attempts and did so again on Saturday. Palmer was named man of the match and made several long runs to set up the Falcons for easy tries. “This was some of our best rugby so far this year,” Mazarella said after the game. The Falcons did not show any let up in effort throughout the game and the score reflected that. BG boosts its ranking to 12th in the nation in the rugby coach’s poll and looks to continue success at home against Western Michigan University. The Falcons take on the Broncos at the College Park rugby field at 1:00 p.m. this coming Saturday.
Volleyball drops 2 matches to Miami and Western Michigan
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The BG volleyball team continues its struggling ways as it dropped to both Miami, Ohio and Western Michigan this past weekend. With the losses, BG is now 0-4 in the Mid-American Conference and 3-13 overall of the season. BG continues to lack the consistency needed to have success on the court and head coach Danijela Tomic is looking to change that. “It’s youth,” said Tomic. “We are young and we are not able to maintain a high level of play and when we play well we are very good … we have to win one match to get that monkey off of our back and [need] to believe that we deserve to win.” BG started off the week with a Thursday game facing off against the Miami Redhawks where they took an early lead winning the first set 25-18 and leading 15-11 midway through the second set. The Redhawks proved to be too much for BG as they came from behind to win the next three sets and won the match 18-25, 25-18, 25-17 and 25-20. BG ended the match beating the Redhawks in digs with a 73-61 advantage. BG also had 49 kills, four more than Miami was able to muster
up. Individually, sophomore Jelena Sunjic, back from injury, had 13 kills while senior Erica Fullenkamp earned a 42 assists and 12 digs. Freshman Nicole Slimko had 18 kills and seven digs, whereas senior Kelsey Bates garnered eight kills, three digs and four blocks. Even with the loss, Tomic sees much improvement from the team, something that a fan might not be able to just pick out by watching them play. “Our defense definitely improved,” Tomic said. “We were receiving above our target 2.3, so we were doing well. Serve receive has improved [too]. We also did better offensively with eliminating mistakes. There are many areas that we are getting better in. Unfortunately the result is not there, but it is going to come and it will be a big load lifted off our players shoulders and give them a boost of confidence.” BG then played its last match on Saturday where it went toe to toe with Western Michigan, winning every other set. The game ended with the Broncos getting the last laugh, winning the fifth set and the match 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-15 and 15-5. Although BG suffered another loss, several positives came out of the volleyball contest for the Falcons, as they posted 80 digs which a key defensive stat
for the team. BG also improved upon its attack errors as in the Miami game they had a total of 33. Against Western Michigan, the team dropped its errors by eight to only 25 errors. BG finished the game with Slimko getting 20 kills and sophomore Madeline Garda getting 29 digs, in addition to Bates finishing with seven kills and blocks. Fullenkamp got 50 assists and 17 digs and freshman Michaela Gabanic posted three blocks and eight kills. The season is not going the way the team wants it to, but Tomic said she feels that it is only a matter of time before this team gets back into the win column. “We need all six players to do their roles,” Tomic said “We set some goals for this match or three musts that we have to do … we need them to play together at the same time and I’m an optimist, I think it is going to happen. We are getting closer; it is just a matter of time that our team is going to get a [win] and feel a little better.” BG will have their next contest this weekend at home as they host Kent State at 5 p.m. on Friday and Ohio at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Stroh Center. Both opposing teams have a combined record of 21-11 and 6-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
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CLERY From Page 1 Reauthorization Act. This requires schools to start adding domestic violence, dating violence and stalking to their reports every year. The University reported in 2013 there were a total of four reports of dating violence, one domestic violence report and two reports of stalking. W hile there was a decrease in arson reports, Moll said most of the time the fires are small ones started by one student lighting a side of a poster on fire then blowing it out quickly before anyone sees. “A lot of the times it’s just one or two students that cause most of the reports to come in,” she said. Arson reports for 2011 and 2012 were 13 for all of the University, while
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Total forcible sex offenses: ■■ BGSU - 15 ■■ OU - 9 ■■ Kent - 8 ■■ Miami - 20
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Total drug violation arrests: ■■ BGSU - 116 ■■ OU - 157 ■■ Kent - 134 ■■ Miami - 78
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