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ESTABLISHED 1920A daily independent student press serving the campus and surrounding communityTHE BG NEWS
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
DARING: “Mad” Chad Taylor floors the crowd in Olscamp Tuesday evening by juggling three chain saws in a presentation sponsored by University Activities Organization, with many returning students in attendance
By Emily TuckerReporter
Offenhauer and Founders residence halls were adjusted this year to adapt to increased enrollment.
Twenty-five rooms in Offenhauer that were previously doubles have been turned into triples, and there are also stu-
dents living in the lounges. Residence Life sent e-mails to
students living in Offenhauer this year asking if they would vol-unteer to live in a triple. Seventy-five students responded saying they would be fine with having a third roommate.
“Offenhauer rooms are the bigger rooms on campus when it comes to square footage,” said Sarah Waters, senior associate director
of Residence Life. “We looked at what was reasonable and what students would like to live in.”
In the triple rooms in Offenhauer, there are three sets of furniture. One bed has to remain bunked, and the other bed can either be lofted or de-lofted. The 75 stu-dents living in the triple rooms were given a reduction in room and board prices.
The triple room rate in Offenhauer is $2200 per semes-ter, and the double room rate is $2600. Students who live in a
triple will save $400.Sophomore Kimberly Verhoff
said she didn’t mind having a third roommate and less room in the dorm because she gets to live with her friends.
“It worked out well for my friends and I because it brought us together into one room instead
Residence halls adapt for extra roommates
By Amber BattagliaReporter
Hillel, a Jewish student organi-zation on campus, is celebrating Jewish Culture Month this month.
Though Jewish Culture Month is in September, Hillel is start-ing to celebrate in August with a table set up in front of the bookstore on the first floor of the Union all week.
At the table, students can try hammentashen, a traditional Jewish cookie made during the Jewish holiday Purim. They can also purchase shirts for $5 that say
“Bowling Green State University” in Hebrew.
“We’re a small group and it’s hard to get the attention of Jewish students on campus,” said Ashley Berman, president of the University’s Hillel chapter.
According to Hillel’s website, the organization’s mission is to enrich Jewish students’ lives so that they may enrich the world. The University’s Jewish population is approximately 200 students.
Hillel will also be having a wel-come back picnic for new and old members of the organization Sunday, Aug. 29, in front of the
Union from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.“We’re having a welcome back
picnic so we can get it out to Jewish students that even though it’s small, we do have a [Hillel] chapter here,” Berman said.
Hillel will also be holding other activities throughout the semes-ter, such as a Dead Sea Spa Day and a sukkot building activity in the Union oval, which will include building a hut-like structure called a sukkah, doing arts and crafts, eating snacks and socializ-ing to celebrate the Jewish holiday the Festival of Sukkot.
“Hillel is a way for Jewish stu-dents to be involved on campus. It’s a good way to meet other Jewish students and observe the holidays and traditions,” said Kyle Ingle, faculty advisor of Hillel.
“I’d also like to add that we wel-come all students, regardless of religious affiliation, because we strive to make programs acces-sible and educational for all stu-dents,” Berman said.
For any students interested in joining the Hillel organization or for more information about it, e-mail the faculty advisor, Kyle Ingle at [email protected] or the organization president, Ashley Berman at [email protected].
Hillel begins to celebrate Jewish Culture Month
Jewish organization highlights traditions, cuisine, customs
By Rebecca HumbergerReporter
Close to 4,000 freshmen are attend-ing the University this semester, but that number does not account for even half of total students accepted.
The University admitted 11, 211 freshmen for this year, and though this year’s freshman class is the second biggest class since 2004, topping the charts with 3,871, they are only 34.53 percent of the total admitted students.
The matriculation percent, which is the ratio of attending freshmen verses admitted fresh-men, is higher than last year, but has been descending for the past 15 years, according to University enrollment statistics provided by
the Office of Admissions.Assistant Vice President of
Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions Gary Swegan said the reason why the University has a high admittance rate is because high school seniors are applying to more schools.
With more competition for stu-dents, Swegan said the University does its best to persuade them to register for the upcoming semester.
“We send out about 13 com-
munications to the students after they are sent the acceptance letter,” Swegan said.
From the time students are sent an acceptance letter until a week before the start of classes, the University sends pamphlets and other information about the differ-ent colleges and makes phone calls to the students.
“The phone calls and the pam-phlets were really helpful in pick-ing BGSU,” said freshman Sarah Morris. “It helped me single the campus out, tell me more about the University and give me more infor-mation than what I was told on the campus tour.”
In trying to improve on its
Enrollment numbers improve with communication“The phone calls
and the pamphlets were really helpful in
picking BGSU.”Sarah Morris | Freshman
By Dorie TurnerThe Associated Press
ATLANTA — More than 13 mil-lion students and 1 million edu-cators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal “Race to the Top” grant competition, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.
The department chose nine states — Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island — and the District of Columbia for the grants. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said 25,000 schools will get money to raise student learning and close the achievement gap.
The “Race to the Top” program,
part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan, rewards states for taking up ambitious changes to improve struggling schools. The competition instigated a wave of reforms across the coun-try, as states passed new teacher accountability policies and lifted caps on charter schools to boost their chances of winning.
“These states show what is pos-sible when adults come together to do the right thing for children,” Duncan said in a conference call with reporters. “Every state that applied showed a tremendous amount of leadership and a bold commitment to education reform. The creativity and innovation in each of these applications is breathtaking.”
Ohio among states to receive millions for schools
See RESIDENTS | Page 7
“We looked at what was reasonable and
what students would like to live in.”
Sarah Waters | Residence Life
See FRESHMEN | Page 7
9 states, DC get $3.4B in‘Race to the top’ grants
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST HASSLE WHILE MOVING IN? To see the online poll results, go to FORUM on PAGE 4.
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RSA hosts Casino NightASHLEY FIGEL Freshman, Architecture
Who do you wish was speaking at the Centennial Convocation?
“Renzo Piano.” | Page 4
The University’s Resident Student Association put on its annual Casino Night program Tuesday in the ball-room, offering games and prizesSee photos | Page 3
Hockey team looks for fresh startAfter suffering a tough season last year, the BG hockey team and its four returning seniors are looking to move forward this year with a new coach and a new attitude on the ice | Page 5
Misogyny is masked as satireAccording to columnist Kate Noftsinger, there is a fine line between satire and outright insult, and the website Asylum.com crosses the line into pure misogyny | Page 4
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No further comment from Obama on NYC mosque
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will have no further comment on the mosque near Ground Zero in New York and the administration will not get involved in talks about relocating the controversial facility.
Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton was asked about the issue Tuesday at a White House press briefing.
He replied, “No, and no” to the questions of whether Obama would weigh in further, or whether the White House would have a role in discussions about moving the mosque.
Obama has said that he supports the right of Muslims to build the community center and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. He’s also said he won’t weigh in on the wisdom of building the facility.
No parole for Ala. dog torturer; victim wags tail
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A scarred but friendly pit bull named “Louis Vuitton” was the star witness Tuesday as an Alabama state board denied parole for the man convicted of spraying him with lighter fluid, setting him on fire and beating him with a shovel.
After the 8-year-old dog was led into the packed hearing room, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 3-0 to deny early release to 23-year-old Juan Daniels of Montgomery, who was sentenced in 2009 to nine years and six months in prison. That’s a record in Alabama in an animal cruelty case.
Daniels will be eligible for parole again in July 2012.
The attack on the dog in September 2007 drew wide notice. The Montgomery Humane Society got as many as 50 calls a day about the case, some from other countries.
NY police probe theft of remains from mausoleum
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Detectives on New York’s Long Island are investigating the theft of a woman’s remains from a mausoleum at a Catholic cemetery.
Suffolk County police say the break-in at the St. Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale happened between 6:30 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Three mausoleums were entered and a casket was removed from one of them.
Investigators believe the woman’s remains were then taken from the casket. There was also damage to other burial sites.
The cemetery is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Kieran Harrington says it’s “incomprehensible” that anyone would violate a sacred resting place.
Experts check stranded whale for injuries in Fla.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Marine mammal experts are examining a stranded sperm whale for injuries in waters next to a South Beach marina.
The Coast Guard said Tuesday that the nine-foot-long whale appeared to have gashes on its back and was just on the surface of the water next to the Miami Beach Marina.
The Coast Guard is providing security to help scientists and a veterinarian from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration look at the whale.
Erin Fougeres, a marine mammal biologist with NOAA Fisheries, says the whale is probably a calf.
Helicopters are in the area searching for the whale’s mother. If they are unable to find her, the calf could be euthanized.
Judge: Troy Davis failed to prove innocence
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Georgia death row inmate whose case attracted international support failed to prove his innocence after the U.S. Supreme Court gave him a rare chance to clear his name.
Troy Anthony Davis has spent nearly 20 years on Georgia’s death row for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty Savannah police officer. Davis has long claimed new evidence would clear his name, if only a court would hear it.
The NAACP, Amnesty International and dignitaries such as former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict XVI have rallied behind Davis. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Davis a federal hearing to put his innocence claim to the test — a chance afforded no other American in at least 50 years.
U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. said the evidence presented by Davis’ attorneys at a June hearing wasn’t nearly strong enough to prove he’s innocent.
Bail reinstated for man detained in car bomb probe
BOSTON (AP) — A federal immigration judge in Boston has cleared the way for the release of a Pakistani man detained on an immigration violation in Maine while authorities investigated the failed Times Square car bombing.
Judge Brenda O’Malley on Tuesday reinstated the $10,000 bail for Mohammad Shafiq (shah-FEEK’) Rahman that she had earlier revoked at the request of U.S. immigration officials. O’Malley said the government gave no reason for holding Rahman, a computer programmer from South Portland.
The Boston Globe reports that Rahman’s family is hoping to post bail soon. Rahman’s attorney, Cynthia Arn, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Rahman was one of three New England men charged with immigration violations as investigators probed the May 1 attempted bombing in New York City. None has been charged in connection with the incident.
BLOTTERMON., AUG. 2311:47 A.M.A driver side mirror was report-edly shattered within the 500 block of W. Gypsy Lane Road.
12:26 P.M.A male reported unauthorized withdrawals after leaving his ATM card in the machine within the 1000 block of E. Wooster St.
3:23 P.M.A GPS and $3 in change were reported missing from a locked vehicle within the 1000 block of Juniper Court.
5:35 P.M.A mountain bike, valued at $250, was reported stolen within the 800 block of Scott Hamilton Ave.
7:09 P.M.A resident within the 300 block of Clough St. was warned for failure to maintain a litter-free premises after beer cans were found in the alley.
8:16 P.M.A resident within the 500 block of Martindale Road reported the theft of his/her mail.
8:21 P.M.An unlocked mountain bike, valued at $400, was taken from an apartment building common area within the 400 block of S. Main St.
TUES., AUG. 2412:34 A.M.Brandon M. Ward, 18, of Cincinnati, was cited for prohib-ited acts for use of fake ID.
4:17 A.M.Phillip J. Echelbarger, 26, of Bowling Green, was charged with burglary and carrying a con-cealed weapon, after allegedly breaking in to a residence within the 100 block of E. Oak St. Police reported that a blade was allegedly found in his wallet.
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By P. Solomon BandaThe Associated Press
DENVER — A Colorado inmate who escaped from a maximum security prison and was believed to be still in the state Tuesday had three previous escapes that involved kidnappings and a shootout with police.
Douglas J. Alward, 48, fled the Sterling Correction Facility, about 100 miles northeast of Denver, on Sunday. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti said authorities were going door-to-door in towns and rural areas near Sterling in their search for him. Authorities were considering expanding the search area Tuesday as the FBI joined the search.
“We of course need the public’s help to locate this
very dangerous individual,” said Denver FBI spokesman Dave Joly. “He planned an elaborate escape from pris-on. He appears to be intel-ligent, resourceful and moti-vated.”
Joly declined to elaborate on how Alward escaped. Sanguinetti said prison officials were investigating whether Alward had help and aren’t saying how he escaped but stressed that he could not have simply walked away because of high security.
Alward was serving a 20- to- 40-year sentence for attempt-ed murder, assault, burglary and kidnapping. Alward is considered extremely dan-gerous, Sanguinetti said.
Alward was first incarcer-ated in 1980 for a conviction of attempted first-degree murder, assault and burglary.
He escaped from Buena Vista Correctional Facility Dec. 2, 1980, by running from a prison bus with an inner tube and jumping into the Arkansas River in southern Colorado, Sanguinetti said.
Officials caught him a short time later as he floated down the river.
About five years later, Aug. 22, 1985, Alward escaped, from the Colorado Territorial Facility. Sanguinetti said Alward broke into a storage area of kitchen and escaped from the building through a hole in the wall. He used some boards and a rope to scale a prison wall, broke into a state transportation build-ing, stole a dump truck and crashed it through a gate.
He was caught about five weeks later in Arizona, though Sanguinetti did not immediately have details of
his capture. July 7, 1991, Alward was
at the Fremont County Jail for a court appearance when he and another inmate over-powered a guard and stole the deputy’s 9 mm service weapon. Alward and the accomplice kidnapped a 19-year-old woman and released her in Colorado Springs, about 40 miles away from the courthouse, Sanguinetti said.
Alward fled the state and was spotted about a week later in Idaho, where he fired shots at a policeman and kidnapped a man in Garden City, Idaho. He was captured in Ontario, Ore., the next day following a police chase.
Alward would have been eligible for parole in October and had worked his way to a classification considered just below minimum risk.
Previously escaped inmate makes another attemptInmate was serving time for attempted murder, assault, burglary and kidnapping
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High rollers clubResident Student Association hosts Casino Night to welcome back students
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TOP LEFT: Students place their bets while placing a game of poker.
TOP RIGHT: Kevin Gates, senior coordinator for Leadership Programs, deals the cards as students wait to see their chances.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Students play the big six wheel.
BOTTOM RIGHT : Student looks confident in his well played hand.
BOTTOM LEFT: The dice roll as the dealer determines the fate of the players.
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“We’re a small group and it’s hard to get the attention of Jewish students on campus.” — Ashley Berman, president of the University’s Jewish student organization Hillel [see story, pg. 1].
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PEOPLE ON THE STREET Who do you wish was speaking at the Centennial Convocation?
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“Andre 3000.”
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“Lupe Fiasco.”
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“Alicia Keys.”
Website satirizing advertising campaigns degrades women
How did you spend your sum-mer? I was indoors and behind a computer screen, furiously blogging for feminism.
As an intern for Ms. maga-zine in Los Angeles, my life was not exactly Katy Perry’s depiction of “California Gurls.” In fact, I can assure you the sidewalks were made of cement, not candy. And I didn’t see a single celebrity. But my experience was still
“like, totally awesome,” even though the only surfing I did was on the Internet.
In fact, scrolling through RSS feeds until the line between my fingers and my laptop began to blur is how I came across the website Asylum.com.
While a traditional asylum is often a place of security for displaced persons, the virtual refuge is not quite as serious.
Asylum.com is promoted as an Internet escape from nagging wives, controlling girlfriends and all the other things that tend to get men down. This retreat for all
“mankind” is so predictable it’s almost satisfying.
Anyone who understands irony and speaks fluent sarcasm would recognize Asylum’s features as reminis-cent of “The Onion.” And the humorous approach to news, when used correctly, can be quite useful.
But those contributing to Asylum are all too eager to
make jokes at women’s expense. Their shtick is cov-ering hotness, which gets exhausted over, and over, and over again. And any implied commentary about the objec-tification of women is lost in a
flood of imagery that further objectifies women.
One would expect the mas-terminds behind an operation like Asylum to be a traditional boys club, but five of the 17 staff members are women. In fact, deputy managing editor Emily McCombs is Asylum’s official “token girl,” hosting “A Woman’s Perspective,” which is a lot like Sarah Haskins’
“Target Women” gone horribly wrong.
See, Haskins cleverly cri-tiqued the ways in which advertising “targets” women, hence the name of her popular Internet show, which is (sadly) retired. McCombs appears to be doing something similar, but (to keep the pun going) misses her target.
For instance, McCombs’ take on birthdays is that “they have everything that women like; dessert, attention, and the opportunity to wear a tiara.” “A Woman’s Perspective” appears to be nothing more than a man’s perspective, served with a heavy dose of sexism.
McCombs relies entirely on gender stereotypes and self-depreciation to get a cheap laugh. Without obvious cer-tainty that she disagrees with her own statements, she could be misconstrued as mocking women in order to gain men’s approval, especially consider-ing where her vlogs reside.
But Asylum doesn’t just
degrade women; men get short-changed too. Asylum anticipates their audience is a bunch of AXE-wearing cave-men whose interests include sex, sports, and more sex.
With that definition of “man-kind” in mind, it’s not surpris-ing “A Woman’s Perspective” is reinforcing archaic gender roles for men as well.
In a bit about male crying, McCombs explains “the truth remains that after a woman has seen a man cry, it’s hard for us to ever respect him again.” She suggests men use violence instead, to avoid shame and rejection. Then, by admitting she had already cried that day (because she is a woman) she upholds a double standard like a patriarchal pillar.
Maybe we just don’t get it? As the saying goes, femi-nists don’t have a sense of humor. But then how do you explain the hilarious antics of Sarah Haskins and other women comedians like Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes and Amy Poehler?
Yes, feminism can be funny. And intelligent humor has this amazing ability to make audi-ences think while they laugh which is ultimately more rewarding. And, like the theme song of Poehler’s Internet talk show states, “smart girls have more fun.”
While McCombs’ perfor-mance is over the top, it’s debat-able whether viewers are hear-ing hidden messages about inequality, or if the satire is as superficial as the rest of the site. Either way, this Asylum appears only to offer further oppression, rather than freedom from it.
By Bryan Dugan, Oklahoma Daily (University of
Oklahoma)College News Network
After an arduous journey, America finally took an enor-mous step in the right direc-tion for gay rights.
While we were all on sum-mer vacation, a judge in California ruled that the state-wide ban on same-sex mar-riage was unconstitutional and discriminatory.
In case you’ve been under a large rock, the state of California has been deal-ing with the aftermath of Proposition 8 — a constitu-tional amendment passed in November 2008, which kept marriage between a man and a woman.
“For the family” and “tradi-tional values” supporters have tried to push gay individuals
into a second-class-citizen world. A world in which gay weddings erode the “sanctity of marriage.”
To them, people like me need to be called “homosex-uals” in that pious tone. We are abominations in need of a cure.
We’re more than that. We’re more than “disco-dancing queens” and “sex-crazed freaks.”
We’re somebody’s son or daughter. We’re somebody’s husband, wife or lover.
We’re Americans.But most importantly: We’re
people, people who deserve the same rights.
The part that bothers me the most about all of this is that the people who throw their “traditional family values” in my face are using the Bible to defend themselves.
The Bible. A book written thousands of years ago. The same book that forbids men to associate with women on their periods, to shave, to wear cot-ton/polyester blend clothing and many more everyday 21st century norms.
We can’t live in a country where people stand up every day and profess “freedom for all” when we take our laws from a religious book. That’s not freedom for all, that’s free-dom for the religious.
Believing that people of the same sex shouldn’t marry and believing that people of the same sex shouldn’t have the right to marry are two different things.
Maybe one day equality will make its way across the map and, yes, even to Oklahoma.
If so, maybe we can all together say: Finally.
KATE NOFTSINGER COLUMNIST
Gays deserve equal rights
By The Miami Hurricane Editorial Board (University
of Miami)College News Network
In the past few weeks, the issue of the proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero has become a political controversy. For an issue so hotly contested, some of the specifics are unclear.
Park51 is not just a mosque, it’s an Islamic cul-tural center. Along with a prayer room, it will include classrooms, an auditorium, galleries, a swimming pool,
a gym, a restaurant and a memorial to victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Additionally, it will be two blocks north of the World Trade Center site, which is a diverse area. A neighbor-hood with restaurants, shops, bars, churches and office buildings, there is nothing about the area that denotes sanctimonious ground. In fact, the building used to be an ordinary Burlington Coat Factory. Park51, in fact, will not even be visible from Ground Zero.
With these facts in mind, there doesn’t seem to be a logical reason why Park51 should not be a welcome addition to one of the most diverse cities in our country.
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were attacks on our values, principles and core beliefs. If Park51 is rejected, we are in turn rejecting America’s com-mitment to freedom and reli-gious tolerance. By embrac-ing the Islamic community, we are weakening the base of extremism that led the attacks of Sept. 11.
In the end, we must realize this is a local issue that has been politicized for a national audience. As New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated,
“Part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and toler-ance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that were attacked 9/11.”
We as a campus can be proud of our diversity and cultural acceptance. There is no reason as to why our cul-tural harmony cannot be rep-licated across our country.
Staff editorial: To be an American is to accept differences between those living in America
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By Ryan SatkowiakAssistant Sports Editor
As one of four seniors returning from last season’s squad, David Solway will be thrust into a leadership role by default on this year’s hockey team.
The 5-foot-10-inch Green Bay, Wis., native, who was one of the alter-nate captains last season, is ready to embrace that challenge.
“Having 10 freshmen learning the ins and outs of social life and hock-ey life, you need someone by your side to help you through all of that,” Solway said. “I think it’s important for us four (seniors) and our junior class, and even our sophomore class to come through and help the fresh-men along.”
“I couldn’t be more excited about what we have here, and I think that everyone would say the same.”
Throughout the past three sea-sons at BG for Solway, the team has been through everything, from a playoff series win against Lake State in 2008, to seeing the program on
the brink of termination after the 2008-09 season.
With those lessons learned, coach Chris Bergeron expects Solway and the other three seniors to step up and take leadership of this team.
“I expect all of the seniors to take a leadership role, they’ve been through a lot those four guys, good, bad and indifferent,” Bergeron said last week.
“Not just in terms of wins and losses, but the situations with the coaching staff, the uncertainty of the program, just an overall lack of stability.”
“Well that has changed, so hopeful-ly with the lessons they have learned the last three years, we can put some pressure on them to lead the way.”
In addition to that, Bergeron is the
third head coach the team has had in the last year.
Despite that instability, Solway feels that the team has bought into what Bergeron is saying.
“I don’t think that there is a per-son here who hasn’t bought in yet,” Solway said. “Everyone here is excit-ed, and if you’re not excited or you’re hiding in the weeds, that person is going to be singled out and everyone here is aware of that.”
Throughout his career at BG, Solway has been a consistent offensive threat.
He enjoyed his most successful
FILE PHOTO | THE BG NEWS
SKATE: David Solway (5) skates the puck up ice in a game against Michigan last season.
Solway, Falcons moving forward after difficult 2009-10 season
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CHARGE: David Solway looks to put the puck in the net in a game against Alaska last season.
“Everyone here is excited, and if you’re not excited or you’re hiding in the weeds, that
person is going to be singled out and everyone here is aware of that.”
David Solway | BG forward
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By Paul BarneySports Editor
There is always room for improve-ment, and in sports, it’s no different.
For the defense of the Falcon foot-ball team, they have done just that.
In fact, as the 2010 season approach-es, coach Dave Clawson expects his front six players on defense to be the most improved unit on the team.
And with three of the four return-
ing defensive starters on the defensive line as well as athleticism at the line-backer position, he has good reason to feel that way.
Kevin Alvarado returns to the defensive line after coming off a 2009 season in which he recorded 28 tack-les, 10 solo, in 12 games.
He will look to anchor a line that
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FILE PHOTO | THE BG NEWSRUSH: Chris Jones (91) looks to make a play in a game against Toledo last season.
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I GOT IT: Darius Smith (97) comes up with the ball in BG’s spring game last April.
NOWHERE TO GO: Chris Jones (91) and Jordon Roussos (92) close in on quarterback Kellen Pagel during last April’s spring game.
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year as a sophomore, play-ing with then-senior Brandon Svendsen and current Anaheim Ducks’ forward Dan Sexton.
In 38 games, he put up 24 points — third on the team behind Svendsen and Sexton
— on 12 goals and 12 assists. He also led the team with 26 minor penalties taken.
With Svendsen and Sexton each leaving after the sea-son, as well as playing in a number of different roles with many different players, Solway saw his production drop last season.
He finished with 18 points, including a career-high 13 assists. The point total was once again good for third on the team.
In addition to being a solid offensive threat, Solway has shown his skills as solid a defensive player as well, blocking 58 shots in his three seasons on the team.
His 51 blocks the last two seasons are most on the team among forwards.
With continuity returning to the program after a tumultu-ous year, Solway looks poised to return to the numbers he put up as a sophomore.
“Right now it’s hard to gauge from last year to this year (due to players being away over summer),” Solway said. “Progression is something that we’ll see here in the coming weeks, but I would say that excitement is one of our biggest things right now and I definitely think that will help our progres-sion moving forward.”
Even with anticipation amongst the players to get the season started, Solway preached basics and to not get too far ahead of themselves.
“I think our biggest goal is to be one of the hardest work-ing teams in the league and obviously get better from last year,” Solway said. “We’re going to put our foot down and we want that to be one of our identities, to be a pain to play against.”
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features senior Angelo Magnone and a pair of soph-omores in Chris Jones and Jordon Roussos.
Though young, Jones and Roussos saw a lot of action last season.
Jones played in all 13 games and finished the year with 29 tackles, while Roussos played in 10 games and recorded nine tackles.
Magnone will look to repeat his performance from last year in which he played in all BG’s 13 games, finish-ing with 43 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four quarterback hurries.
Along with Jairus Campbell, who Clawson said had an outstanding spring, Darius Smith adds depth as he played in all 13 games a year ago while finishing the season with 24 tackles.
With a majority of the
DEFENSE From Page 5
defensive line returning, the Falcons have to replace line-backers Cody Basler and P.J. Mahone — who last year com-bined for 159 tackles.
However, Clawson expects Eugene Fells and Dwayne Woods to bring a physical pres-ence to the linebacker position.
“[Fells and Woods] have a chance to have a physical pres-ence and athleticism that at times we didn’t have last year,” Clawson said at Mid-American Conference Media Day in July.
Last season, Fells finished with 44 tackles and Woods recorded 24.
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of splitting us up between two rooms,” Verhoff said.
A final decision has not been made yet, but Waters said this rooming situation in Offenhauer might be offered in the future. Residence Life wants to know how the stu-dents will react to having two roommates.
In Founders, the resident advisers will have a suit-emate rather than normally getting the suite to them-selves, Waters said.
The RAs in Founders nor-mally live in a two-bedroom suite by themselves, but this year they will have a suite-mate. The suitemate will not be another RA. Residence Life is also going to see how
this living situation goes and if it will be offered in the future.
Meghan Brunelle, an RA in Founders, said she is having a positive experience with her suitemate.
“She is just great, and I like being a role model,” Brunelle said.
Brunelle was informed in early July that she was going to have a suitemate this year. She said she was surprised, but the reason for it made sense.
“I’m happy to have a suit-emate so we can get more people into the rooms rather than the lounges,” she said.
Brunelle said the hall directors and the RAs are being supportive through the transition and they are “willing to take on the challenge.”
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matriculation percent, Swegan said he thought the University could attract more students next fall than they did this year.
“We now have two residence halls, a dinning center, the Wolfe center and the Stroh cen-ter which, I think, will bring in more students,” Swegan said.
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FOCUS: Determination clearly present in his eyes, “Mad” Chad concentrates on juggling four bats at once.
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CURTAIN CALL: To close out his performance, “Mad” Chad ups the ante by juggling a chain saw while balancing on an overturned skateboard on top of a chest.
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