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YOUR LIFE: SPORTS: Q&A PROFILE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 Rally BG USG passes Student Legal Volume 101, Issue 2 Established 1920 brings community vaccine mandate Services with An independent student press serving together PAGE 3 Rodney Fleming the campus and surrounding community PAGE 2 PAGE 9 bgnews SOARING DOWN MAIN STREET BGSU and the city zip up new partnership PHOTO BY BRIONNA SCEBBI BG NEWS September 1, 2021 | PAGE 2 “...recognizing that the Bowling Green Rally BG brings community and BGSU depend on each other. We rely on each other community together and there’s value in Gretchen Troxell | Reporter getting to know each he city and the university partnered students to realize what a great downtown for the first Rally BG event to bring we have and how it’s a part of who we are as a other better, and it’s their respective communities college town,” Rogers said. together. Two blocks on Main BGSU takes pride in fostering a community an opportunity to build Street were shut down Saturday between the town and its students. This Tto highlight many downtown businesses fact is reflected in BGSU’s achievement of those relationships.” and attempt to provide normalcy amid the being ranked one of the best college towns in continuing pandemic. America. — Mike Aspacher — Despite Saturday’s heat, students walked The majority of the downtown businesses over in groups as well as drove or rode the were open and welcoming new and returning Bowling Green Mayor shuttle to the event. Community members customers. Students got the chance to explore joined them and brought their families and the various attractions and displays stores had friends. to offer. George’s Kettle Corn, NeNe’s Sweets, Manny’s “This is what we love to see: university While the street was packed with The event directly helped Bowling Green Munchies, Frenzy on the Go and Street Tacos students, families, all together. It’s a dream,” entertainment, BGSU President Rodney business owners and employees. Dawn Shinew, Toledo lined the street and attracted long lines Tracy said. Rogers hoped students explored downtown the dean of the BGSU College of Education and of customers. Dress for a Day co-owner Martin Huffstutler businesses, too. Human Development, commented that the The city’s restaurants were also open to all agreed. Rogers said Floyd Craft, owner of Ben’s, told event “was good for the local economy.” and provided guests the opportunity to enjoy a For newer businesses like Juniper and Dress him students often discover his store in their Among the many businesses and stores, taste of Bowling Green. for a Day, which opened in January, community third or fourth year at BGSU. there were plenty of opportunities for students Chris Tracy, co-owner of Juniper Brewing exposure is vital, Huffstutler said. “Wouldn’t it be great if the first-year and community members to enjoy treats Company, said Rally BG is an exciting event to students learned about this? We want downtown. Food trucks including Poppin’ “have right in their front yard.” >> CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 THE BG NEWS SUDOKU 203 N. 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BGSU President Rodney Rogers urged a decision on the matter during a Friday meeting with USG representatives, Chiarelott said. So, in their first in-person general assembly since March 2020, USG pushed S.R. 02 into emergency resolution, as opposed to voting on it at the next general assembly on Sept. 13. Two new senators were sworn in — Matthew Hill for non-traditional Undergraduate Student Government meets for the first time in-person since March 2020. PHOTO BY ANDREW BAILEY students and Grant Rospert for military students, who are all including those Hill and Rospert request, as well as a grace period to To read the full text of the S.R.02 classified as non-traditional students. represent, in mind. receive the vaccine. resolution, scan the QR Code below. Due to USG’s bylaws, new members “I believe this resolution is for the Treynor, who co-sponsored the USG and BGSU have are unable to vote at the assembly benefit of the tens of thousands of resolution, said the uncertainty they are sworn in. students we, as a whole, represent,” of COVID-19’s impact over the a “moral obligation to Both senators voiced their Treynor said. next two weeks necessitated an contempt with being unable to vote Rospert said he does not disagree immediate vote. place student health on the emergency resolution. with the vaccine itself but is “The Delta variant has proved to “We will be misrepresented in this concerned with the principle of a be aggressive in its contagion rate,’’ and safety at the issue today,” Hill said. government mandating a vaccine. he said. Rospert, who represents about “How much overreach of the The resolution cites the increasing highest priority” 650 military students, said the vote government is too much?” he asked. severity of the Delta variant, recent should have been on Sept. 13, when While the USG resolution does vaccine mandates from other Ohio Alexander Chiarelott they would have been eligible. not officially mandate a vaccine, it universities and the value of in- USG President “I was going to vote against shows their support on behalf of the person education as reasons BGSU mandating the vaccine. Therefore, I undergraduate student body and should mandate the Pfizer vaccine. wanted my voice to be heard and my can affect the university’s decision- According to BGSU Chief Health the vaccination process. 69.5% of vote to be counted,” Rospert said. making. They also support religious Officer Ben Batey, 60.5% of students students living on campus have Treasurer Hobbes Treynor and health-related exemptions for have started the vaccination started the vaccination process, while said USG voted with all students, students, faculty and staff upon process and 45.6% have completed 59.3% of them have completed it. n CHICKEN BACON RANCH 2 for $14 Mix and match! Get two pizzas*, pastas, calzones or salads for only $14. *Excludes 14" pizzas. Gluten free crust available for an additional charge. Not valid with any other special or discount Limit 1 per visit. Valid 10/31/21 large 2-topping $4 PINTS $ .99 18 TAPS OF CRAFT BEER, for 7 CIDER & MARGARITAS. Get a 2-topping 14” pizza for just $7.99 Not valid with any other special or discount POUR YOUR OWN BEER! Limit 1 per visit. Valid 10/31/21 BOWLING GREEN 852 SOUTH MAIN ST ORDER ONLINE: RAPIDFIREDPIZZA.COM September 1, 2021 | PAGE 4 BGSU Y UR UPCOMING EVENTS LIFE Falcon 4 Entertainment Your weekly recommendation of a movie, book, TV show and album Gretchen Troxell | Reporter Movie: Book: Television: Music: Thursday, Sept 2nd Aftermath (2021) The Suicide House by Charlie Dead to Me created by Liz Feldman Riot! By Paramore (2007) ON-CAMPUS If you recently fell back into your Donlea (2020) (2019-) This album is the definition of an old Twilight obsession after all The Suicide House revolves around This Netflix Original starring oldie but a goodie. Although, despite JOB FAIR the movies were added to Netflix, one night at an Indiana preparatory Christina Applegate and Linda its age, Riot! remains relevant today Aftermath should be your next high school in which two students Cardellini is the epitome of a dark as two members of Paramore, Hayley BOWEN THOMPSON Williams and Joshua Farro, were just STUDENT UNION // 11AM watch. This movie was directed were brutally murdered by their comedy. The show follows polar- by Peter Winther and stars Ashley teacher. Although the teacher was opposites Jen and Judy who meet made co-writers of Olivia Rodrigo’s Greene, the actress who played Alice convicted, there are various groups at a grief support group. Jen is the hit song “Good 4 U ‘’ which shares Cullen, and Shawn Ashmore as a still interested in the story, definition of a hot-head especially similarities with “Misery Business,” Thursday, Sept 9th young dysfunctional couple who specifically in the fact that a number after her husband was killed in a a single from the Riot! album.