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Stepha Poulin PHOTO BY WILL ARNDT He also noted two club sports, men’s rugby that higher education has ever seen,” Rogers Editor-in-Chief and women’s bowling, which recently won said. “I fear higher education has lost the trust national championships. of a large percentage of the public.” President Rodney Rogers gave his first State of Rogers’ strategic plan stems from Citing the increasing cost of college and the University Address on Wednesday. Unlike projections that the University’s long- student debt, he said the public doesn’t “see past addresses, Rogers focused on the future of standing, top demographic is declining across the impact of our (the University’s) research. the University rather than its current state. the state and the Midwest. They wonder if college is even worth it.” “That is what a 21st-century university does,” According to a report from Ruffalo Noel Yet Rogers said the University can “achieve Rogers said more than five times, emphasizing Levitz, “Nationally, the total number of high new and higher levels of success” by the University’s updated strategic plan. school seniors is expected to increase by 3.0 embracing challenges and implementing its But Rogers still highlighted current success percent in five years and by 7.9 percent in 10 updated strategic plan. at the University, noting its ranking from years.” However, this expectation changes when “Now more than ever, we must not be Business Insider as Ohio’s No. 1 university applied to the state level. The number of 18-to- timid,” he said. for quality and affordability and other 24-year-old high school graduates is projected achievements such as the Lake Erie Center to decline in several states including Ohio. Read the rest online @ bgfalconmedia.com. for Freshwater Research. Rogers emphasizes the pursuit of the public good. “Today, we live in the most challenging time

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KAMERON HAMILTON 2. Cross an item off 4. Volunteer for a 6. Sleep as much as Senior | Construction Management your bucket list. worthy cause. you want. Like learning a new skill, doing We have, like, a lot of time over the I know this is what everyone is “My favorite something you’ve always wanted break. I’m sure there are places you looking forward to doing over the place to study on to do in general can be daunting, could volunteer for the several weeks break. But don’t feel like you have campus is just because we’re so busy all the we have off. Try out your local dog to do so much stuff that you’re my dorm.” time. But I think you should take shelter, food banks or something not sleeping as much as you some of winter break to cross some closer to what you’re interested in. want. As busy people, we usually items off your list, whether they be It’s the season of giving, so give your don’t get to sleep in as much as something wild like skydiving or time to an organization that’s doing we want to. Take a few days and simple like cooking something new. good in the world. I promise this is really sleep in this break. LAUREN CALLEN much more fulfilling than the retail Freshman | Undecided job you have.

“When I’m on campus I really like to study in the Correction: In Monday’s paper on page 12, an article titled “Students split on Tobacco Free Founder’s lounge.” Initiative” had an incorrect byline. The correct reporter is April Leygraaf.

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However, I do see a missing LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: there has been a constant struggle of values mobilization of values of moral importance Letters should be fewer than 300 words Activism. It is that complex word that vs. belief, logic vs. reason, free speech vs. rather than an effort to protest the yearly and can be in response to current issues exists within the mouths of many folks of censorship and suppression. bigoted Bible thumpers on campus. When today. It manifests itself in the present day It is our duty as young adults within an the dust settles, so do the mobilized bodies. on campus or in the Bowling Green area. conversations of resistance as well as the wave institution of higher learning to challenge No longer are the streets and walkways of unified resistance that has existed amongst ourselves both in and out of the classroom. crowded with the bodies of young minds COMICS: Comics can be three to the tyranny of the Trump administration. We must be willing to engage in conversations irate over Kavanaugh or frustrated with the six panels, and the artist has creative I write this op-ed in solidarity with the leading to action that raises awareness, shifts latest Black body that fell at the hands freedom on what the comic is about. suffering people around the world and from consciousness and changes policy. This is a of police violence. a declaration of a frustrated college student. moral duty that exists within each and every Instead, these issues are relegated only GUEST COLUMNS: Guest columns The humanity of many men, women and one of us, and it does not start or end with to discussion and education, but not public are generally between 400-600 words nonbinary individuals are under attack education or conversations. There comes tension or open communication. This is not on a regular basis. As I write this, migrant a time when having the right opinions and to say that every issue requires a protest, but and can be submitted by Wednesdays children are being shot by rubber bullets and saying “I support this” means nothing next to there does need to be more visibility in the and Sundays before 5 p.m. They can be brutalized by militarized police. The conflicts taking action. There must always be members mainstream issues of today that are granted opinions, advice, listicles or editorials. on the border today represent a national scale of the community reminding us of the utmost the same action or behavior that is seen of frustration with the status quo and the fight importance of understanding who you are within the students who see frustration with Sources are not needed, but any outside against the imperialism of our nation. In the and where you are. In college, it is easy to get the bigotry of religious intolerance. This is information used in the article needs to Midwest, families in Flint, Michigan still go sucked into a bubble. When performing the important because our lives are connected in be cited. weeks without clean drinking water. Women day-to-day responsibilities, we sometimes mutuality of society. Everything that occurs in Ohio may have their livelihood stripped forget the large scale connections our suffering outside the walls of this campus somehow POLICIES: Letters, columns and comics away with them just by simply having an has with modern society. makes its way into the minds of the students are printed as space permits and all other abortion; all the while, Trump seeks to reduce I move then to reinforcing the urgency of today and of the future. the little rights existing that protect trans and of organization and activism. So far, of all We must create a culture that encourages submissions can be published online at nonbinary individuals. Combine this with the things aforementioned in this paper, discourse and encourages civic engagement. bgfalconmedia.com. Name, year and ecological disaster, and the future for our there has been absolutely no widespread There is more to social and civic engagement phone number should be included for generation looks grim. involvement on campus to address the than conversations and education, there verification purposes. Personal attacks, I frame this narrative in nothing but truth; problems occuring in this nation. That is must be people on the ground having and everything I said is wholly true in its totality. not to say that the organizations on campus pushing conversations. unverified information, anonymous submissions and hate speech will not be published. From trees to stockings, Christmas E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS: Submissions can be sent as an attachment to [email protected] with the subject decorations have a weird history line marked “Letter to the Editor,” “Comic” Keralynne Frederick However, I would like to believe that there plant out to build it and decorate it with small or “Guest Column.” All submissions are Columnist is a more reasonable meaning behind that objects and lights. It is not just any fake plant subject to review and editing for length tradition. According to the Smithsonian though; it is specifically a humongous tree. and clarity before printing, and the BG December screams the holidays at our faces, Magazine, the stockings originated when a Why do we not have a more space-saving fake News reserves the right not to publish any whether we like it or not. I always love this father was unable to provide for his daughters, plant to take out and decorate, like a cactus or time of year because everything seems a little so the man himself, St. Nick, climbed maybe a sunflower? submission. colorful and happy. However, it was not until down their chimney and put gold coins in Buying a giant tree is not the most budget- this year that I started to see how weird and the daughters’ stockings. So, clearly, the friendly item, either. I moved into a new symbolic Christmas is. symbolism is still weird. apartment this year and suddenly I feel the How weird is it that people who celebrate Nowadays, we hang up sock-looking need to purchase my own giant tree, but I may Christmas go out and spend tons of money bags that are two to three times bigger than have to settle for a fake christmas fern. Some to decorate their homes, their cars and even socks, in order to fit bigger items in them. people actually purchase real trees to keep in by adding lights and ornaments for other themselves on symbolic holiday merchandise? Being humble is old news and no longer an a corner of their house. According to History symbols. Thanks, Romans. Some of the symbols certain decorations option. We are moving onto bigger Cooperative, putting trees in homes originated Overall, I have learned that decorations are represent do not even make sense. For and better stockings. with the Romans. The Romans thought that weird, and the symbols are just as weird. We example, our good friend, the stocking. I am Speaking of moving on, I would like to the green in the trees reminded them of spring have the Romans to thank for storing large just assuming that one day, someone told re-introduce the Christmas tree. I can not get during the harsh winters, so they decided trees in our homes for years. We also have some kids, “Hey, hang these socks next to the over how uncomfortably weird it is that some that trees were clearly the most reasonable a helpless father to thank for hanging up chimney, and tonight, a man will come to the people store a fake plant in their home for things to put in their homes. Eventually, the oversized sock-looking bags. Let’s keep house and put stuff in them.” years. Then, once a year, people take this fake Christians adopted the idea and tweaked it, the holidays weird. BGNEWS December 6, 2018 | PAGE 5

CLOSE USG learns about TO CAMPUS Tobacco Free Initiative April Leygraaf down since 2016, e-cigarette usage has nearly Greenbriar Inc. Reporter doubled. The survey also indicated that 20 percent of freshmen students use e-cigarettes. BEST SELECTION OF Faith DeNardo, director of wellness and Title A few senators expressed concern that IX deputy coordinator, explained the revised the initiative was more focused on making Tobacco Free Initiative and its changes from people quit than helping people deal with Houses & Apartments the current policy to Undergraduate Student their addiction. However, DeNardo said Government Monday. resources to help people with their addiction The Clean Air Policy has been in effect are also a prominent part of the initiative. since January and prohibits smoking The Counseling Center has drug and alcohol cigarettes in most areas on campus, with only specialists to help people deal with their a few areas exempted. addictions. In addition, the Falcon Health However, the new policy would completely Center offers many cessation resources. prohibit on-campus use of any tobacco “The key is the implementation piece and product, including smokeless tobacco or how BG goes about rolling that out,” DeNardo Heinz Apts 334 N Main Frazee Avenue Apts 425 E Cout Street e-cigarettes. In addition, the initiative would said. remove the areas where smoking is allowed. DeNardo said the implementation will Currently, the University is one of two public utilize community enforcement. This will universities in Ohio that have not yet adopted involve students educating their peers on the a tobacco-free policy. DeNardo said the goal of policy and approaching the other students if the initiative is to foster a healthy student body they see someone violating the policy. and campus environment for everyone. A survey by the National College Health Assessment showed that while cigarette use Read the rest online @ bgfalconmedia.com. Bentwood Estates 501 Pike Campbell Hill Apts Historic Millikin among incoming college students has gone

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“You have chosen BGSU for your academic journey. We look forward to joining you on your spiritual journey. ” SPORTS DECEMBER 6, 2018 | PAGE 8 Getting to know new BG football coaches this past season. He also served as the interim 2017 before coming to Bowling Green. across the high school and collegiate ranks. Jason Knavel head coach following the firing of Mike Jinks, Hicks played collegiately at Iowa State as a His coaching career has also included almost Assistant Athletic Director earning the first two wins in program history safety, being named First Team All-Big 12 in a decade within the MAC, with stops at Toledo, for Athletic Communications by an interim head coach. His previous 2006 as a senior. After going undrafted, Hicks Akron and Northern Iowa. coaching positions include head coach of played defensive back for the Detroit Lions Before his time at Trine, Hedden spent three Even Hayes Florida Atlantic, defensive coordinator at from 2007-2008. years as the head coach at St. Francis de Sales Pulse Editor Youngstown State, Nebraska and Minnesota School in Toledo, leading the Knights to a State Mankato, as well as defensive line coach Terry Malone: playoff berth in 2013. He also spent a year as an Newly hired Bowling Green head football at Ohio University. Offensive assistant coach at Tiffin Calvert High School. coach Scot Loeffler is taking over a program Pelini was largely responsible for the Coordinator/ From 2001-2008, Hedden was on the that has seen its fair share of turmoil over the defensive turnaround the Falcons made late in Offensive Line Coach Toledo coaching staff, helping the Rockets past three seasons. the season, guiding a defense that allowed at Terry Malone is returning win two MAC championships. He served as From player departures to coaching changes least 35 points and 400 yards through its first to Bowling Green for the tight ends coach, offensive line coach and this past season and at the end of 2017, eight games to just 18 points and 256 yards his second stint wide receivers coach, as well as the running leadership has struggled to build consistency in late season contests against Kent State, on the coaching game coordinator and offensive coordinator, within the program. Loeffler acknowledged Central Michigan and Akron. He also notably staff, bringing helping the Rockets to three Motor City Bowl in his opening press conference this need to garnered support from many of the players in more than 30 appearances and a GMAC Bowl appearance. bring in the right voices to the locker room and the locker room. years of coaching Following his time at Toledo he served as the made big promises related to his staff. experience at both tight ends coach at Akron for the 2009 season. “One of the most important aspects of Jacob Schoonover: the college and Prior to his time at Toledo, Hedden was my job is bringing in the right people. Our Linebackers Coach professional levels. He most recently coached the offensive coordinator and running backs plan is simply this,” Loeffler said during his Schoonover will also be at Western Michigan as the running backs coach at Northern Iowa from 1997-2000. He introductory press conference last Thursday. returning to the program coach in this past season and served as the was also a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1996 “We’re going to create and we’re going to build in 2018, serving in the director of player development there in 2017. and the offensive coordinator and offensive and hire one of the best coaching staffs in this same position: Malone served in a variety of coaching line coach at Tiffin University in 1995. program’s history.” linebackers roles at Bowling Green from 1986-1995 On Monday morning, he made the first coach. The under former coaches Moe Ankney and Gary Erik Campbell: of what will likely be a series of changes to former Blackney, including offensive line coach, Wide Receivers the program, hiring seven on-field assistant Missouri tight ends coach, offensive coordinator and Coach coaches and a strength and conditioning Western State recruiting coordinator. He then served as Campbell arrives coach. Loeffler has added five new on-field linebacker and offensive line coach at Boston College in 1996 at Bowling Green offensive assistant coaches and a new strength safety arrived at Bowling Green in March of before moving to the University of Michigan, after coaching coach to the program, while retaining three 2018 after serving as the linebackers coach where he was the offensive line coach (1997- the last two members of the 2018 coaching staff on the and special teams coordinator at Illinois 2005) and offensive coordinator (2001-05). seasons at the defensive side of the ball. State for six years. Prior to his time at Illinois His time at Michigan included a National University Combined, the seven assistant coaches State he served as the defensive backs coach Championship title in 1997, as well as five Big of Delaware and Loeffler have 181 years of coaching at Illinois Wesleyan in 2010 and was also an Ten championships and eight New Year’s Day where he experience, with 137 years coming at the offensive graduate assistant at Illinois State bowl games. served as the college level. Of those 137 years 63 were and a defensive assistant coach at Missouri He then spent nine seasons in the NFL passing game spent at Power 5 schools, while 32 years come Western State. as the tight ends coach for the New Orleans coordinator from the Mid-American Conference, lending Saints, helping the team win the Super Bowl and wide receivers coach. He brings 30 years credence to the idea that this will be the most LaMarcus Hicks: Secondary Coach in 2009. Malone returned to the college level of coaching experience to the program with experienced coaching staff in Bowling Green Hicks will be the third coach returning to the in 2015, serving as the offensive coordinator three years of coaching in the Mid-American football history. More importantly, six of those program in 2019 after serving this past season and tight ends coach at Purdue University Conference, two years in the Canadian eight assistants have coached in Ohio and as the secondary coach. In his first season from 2015-2016, after which he moved on to Football League and more than 15 years of two have coached in Michigan, giving the with the program Bowling Green’s passing Western Michigan. coaching tenure in the Big Ten. staff a knowledge of the area and recruiting defense allowed just 167.6 passing yards He began his coaching career as the opportunities. per game (3rd in MAC) and a 52.7 percent Chris Hedden: Running running backs coach at Navy from 1989-1990. For more information about Loeffler and completion rate by opposing quarterbacks Backs Coach He then served in the same role at Ball State his coaching experience, (2nd in MAC). Hedden is from 1991-1993 and at Syracuse in 1994. look here. He first began his coaching career as the returning Campbell then returned to his alma mater, wide receivers coach at Rhodes College in to the Michigan, as the wide receivers coach (1995- Carl Pelini: Defensive 2010, then moving on to Truman High School Mid-American 2002) and assistant head coach (2003-2007). Coordinator in Michigan from 2011-2012 as the defensive Conference after During his time at Michigan, Campbell was a Pelini is returning coordinator and defensive backs coach. Hicks serving as offensive part of the 1997 national championship team to the program spent 2013 at Concordia University as the coordinator and with Malone. as defensive defensive backs coach before moving to the quarterbacks coach coordinator after University of North Texas to serve in the same for three years at Trine serving in the position from 2014-2015. He then coached University and brings Read the rest online @ bgfalconmedia.com. same position defensive backs at Jackson State from 2016- more than 20 years of coaching experience

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Jamison Terbrack VIA BGSU HOCKEY easy once I saw everything, Justin agrees Falcon hockey is special, and Sports Reporter talked to the coaches, talked he is at the place he is meant to be. about what they saw in me “I love playing for the fans, playing in the Following in their father’s footsteps is a goal and what I could become. awesome arena and being with the students many sons share, but what about following Then seeing the facilities and the community. Everyone supports us in their fathers blade-tracks? This is what and growing up around the and cheers for us, so it’s just an awesome sophomore Justin Wells is doing as a second- campus, it fit well for me. atmosphere,” Justin said. generation Falcon hockey player. “My dad played in the This does not mean Jeff’s Bowling Green Justin’s father, Jeff Wells, started not on a same arena and got dressed hockey experience is the same as Justin’s. rink but on the frozen St. Lawrence River in in the same locker room. I “The old CCHA was great for a student- Brockville, Ontario. Jeff’s uncle, a scout for the think it’s a pretty cool thing athlete. It was a true bus league. Everyone NHL’s Hartford Whalers, lived in a house on that I’m able to play where was ‘close.’ It was fun to play Michigan, the river. His uncle had a profound impact on he played back in the ‘90s.” Michigan State, Ohio State, Miami, Western, his hockey career. Justin said about his decision. Notre Dame year after year. Those were “He encouraged me to play college hockey,” With Justin following in his some big names, and when they visited the Jeff said. “The opportunity to get a college father’s footsteps, he didn’t Madhouse, the building was packed,” Jeff said. education and play a high level of hockey was feel pressure trying to follow Bringing major schools to Bowling Green difficult to pass up.” up the All-American. tends to deliver more fans, which was evident In 1990, Jeff decided to enroll at the “Sometimes it’s hard, when Ohio State visited Bowling Green for University rather than play junior hockey. especially with my dad. He hockey this season. This is where he would develop as a hockey was really offensive and put Justin agreed if there was one thing he player, get a college degree and meet his up a lot of numbers here. could change, it would be playing in the future wife, Julie. He was a really good player. conference his father did, the Central “I had a great four years at BG. BG gave me It’s a unique thing; I don’t Collegiate Hockey Association. everything in my life,” he said. think a lot of people can say While it is not possible for Jeff and Julie to During his time as a Falcon, Jeff was a they played where their dad make the drive from North Canton to watch standout defenseman, earning All-American played. I don’t feel pressure every game, especially with Justin’s younger honors as a senior in 1993-94. because I’m a different player brother still playing travel hockey, the family is “Jeff was unbelievable,” AJ Plaskey, a than my dad,” Justin said. still able to watch online. teammate of Wells at Bowling Green from Jeff made sure his son “We try and get to as many home games as 1990 to 1994 said. “A great leader and player University hockey player Justin Wells. knew he was his own player our schedule allows us to,” Jeff said. “ It is an but even a better person. Obviously, a very special place,” he said. and had his own career path. He did not experience to be at the Madhouse on Friday solid ‘D’ man that did a lot of great things The trips from North Canton, where the have to play like his father and had his own and Saturday nights. Thanks to technology for the team and program. Very sound in our family lives, to Bowling Green when Justin was style. While Jeff was more of an offensive we are able to watch the Falcons on the road own end but could jump in the offensive play young made a lasting impression on him. defenseman, Justin is more of a power, stay- and at home when needed. … The community to create a spark offensively. Very impressive “We’d come to about a game a year,” Justin home defenseman. is so important along with the fan base. The player that deserved the All-American honors said. “We’d always go to Mr. Spots to get a “Justin’s a good teammate and motivates University and athletic department provide so that he received.” cheesesteak and waffle fries. It was a big thing the other guys. He has good vision on the ice much support, and as a parents first, my wife This success parlayed into a 13-year when I came here. It was exciting to be with and makes good passes,” sophomore forward and I feel very comfortable with Justin at BG.” professional career in the American Hockey the band and the college atmosphere.” Brandon Kruse said. While Justin is currently majoring in League, ECHL, International Hockey League It was spending time where his father was Jeff was a proud father as his son was given business, Jeff majored in teacher education. and Canadian Hockey League. once a player that made Justin want to be a the opportunity to be a collegiate athlete. “Like he did when he was in a uniform, Eventually, Jeff hung up the skates and had Falcon one day, too. “We were excited because this is something Jeff was also a great leader off the ice. His two sons with Julie: Justin and Andrew. Once he grew up, Justin had the task of that he worked very hard for. He, like all degree in education is an obvious statement While the two boys were growing up, the visiting colleges on his own. He visited a few players, gave up a lot while playing travel that he took his job as a student-athlete very parents brought them around their alma east coast schools, namely Cornell and Boston hockey. To be rewarded and have the seriously,” Plaskey said. mater, but they did not pressure them to College, along with Bowling Green. opportunity to be a student-athlete is special. Jeff credits the University’s great program choose Bowling Green themselves. In an article by Patricia Faulhaber for The His grandfather is a BG alum, and he was and still uses his degree today as a principal at “They didn’t pressure me at all; they really Suburbanite, she said, “Justin’s long-term probably more excited,” Jeff said. Green Middle School in Uniontown, Ohio. left it up to me,” Justin said. “They came to goals include getting a hockey scholarship to Jeff is not just a fan of Falcon hockey for the It’s evident that both father and son the other visits with me to see. They just said go to college and then later getting drafted time at school but also for the years after. are happy with their decisions to become make your choice when you want to make it.” into the NHL. He is already being pursued by “You play with so many people during Falcons. When other viable options were Little did Jeff know, almost 30 years after he a number of colleges such as Cornell, Harvard, your time at BG,” Jeff said. “I made some available, Bowling Green’s hockey and laced up for the Falcons, his son Justin would Bowling Green, Miami and Boston.” lifelong friendships because of it. It is fun to academics stood out. decide to play hockey for the University. There was a connection at Boston College get together with many of them and share “I’m really happy,” Justin said. “It’s been an “In my heart, yes ...” Jeff admitted preferring for Justin, as current BC coach Jerry York stories of our time at the rink and away from unbelievable experience so far. The fans, the his son choose the Falcons, “but Julie and I coached Jeff at Bowling Green in the ‘90s, but the rink. ,.. With such a strong alumni group, games, the school part, the social life, it’s all never pressured him. We had our experience it didn’t compare to the chance to be a Falcon I have been able to make friends with fellow been fun so far and I don’t regret it at all.” at BG, and we wanted to make sure that he like his dad. hockey players from different eras. Being a was comfortable wherever he went. BG is a “I was 17 when I committed. It was pretty part of Falcon hockey is special.”

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September and October, SVA held a fundraiser to help support some of the trip’s finances. leads with help of service dog Tickets were sold in the Union for one dollar Shaelee Haaf schools and over 700,000 student veterans. At rapid adjustment, and Daniel is particularly each, and people voted on the costume they Reporter the individual level, we empower veterans to helpful with our incoming military students wanted Harvey to wear for Halloween. The be informed consumers of higher education who have transitional issues.” organization raised $151 for the trip and As Daniel Camper, veteran student studying and make the most of the transition to Bonnie Bailey, veteran student studying people around campus got to enjoy seeing construction management, makes his way civilian life. In addition to educational human development and family studies, is Harvey dressed up as President Rodney around campus, many people are astounded support and benefits, SVA also provides a the treasurer for SVA and works closely with Rodgers. by the 207-pound service English Mastiff safe community for like-minded military Camper. When the two first met, they found out “SVA has a different dynamic than other named Harvey. personnel to build relationships. they had been stationed at Fort Lewis during student organizations. We don’t connect so Camper served in the Army for 19 years When Camper first joined SVA, he noticed the same time and “really hit it off,” Bailey said. well with the traditional student, and a way and four months. He achieved the rank of first the president at the time had “overworked She added, “Daniel has become my closest to connect with them is through my loveable sergeant before being medically retired in himself, so the organization was misguided, friend here; we have a lot of the same history. I pup,” Camper said. March 2015. The duo met in 2016 and came to stretched thin and SVA was left hanging.” understand him, and I’ve had the opportunity Seeing people’s reactions to Harvey is campus that same year. Buetikofer, who is the University’s SVA to get to know him closer. He has been a one of Bailey’s favorite things in the world, “For the first two terms he was going to organization advisor, said previous presidents blessing in my life. He gives me confidence in especially because there aren’t many service school, he didn’t have a lot of participation “took on the position out of necessity, since we myself when I don’t have it.” dogs around campus that come close to with the military students here, but as didn’t have a lot of volunteers, but Daniel was Courtney Storey, junior studying broadcast his size. She said, “Daniel’s kindness comes he started realizing some of the different one of the first students who wanted to take on journalism, works in the Non-traditional and through, and his care for others. He lets programs we had could use some guidance, that role because he saw the potential of what Military Student Services as a peer advisor people touch Harvey and lets him go up to he went from being just a regular student to the SVA could be.” for student veterans. Although she is not people. He understands that Harvey is there taking on some leadership roles,” said Eric Around 650 military-affiliated students an active military member herself, both of for him, but he’s okay with letting Harvey give Buetikofer, Military and Academic Advisor for are enrolled at the University. Since Camper her parents have served. She attends SVA comfort to other people.” nontraditional and military students. has become president, there has been an meetings on a regular basis. Not only has Camper been involved with the Camper joined the University’s Student increase in registration for SVA through “Daniel took me in under his wing. I was SVA at the University, but SVA organizations Veterans of America organization in 2016, and OrgSync, as well as increased attendance at the only female dependent showing up to the on other college campuses have also had the in August 2018, he became the president. weekly meetings, Buetikofer said. Camper meetings. He befriended me because he saw I chance to experience his leadership. SVA supports a network of over 1,500 has also suggested opening up meetings and was quiet and the only one who hadn’t served A few SVA members from the University membership to dependents as well. in the military, even though I’m military of Toledo attended one of the meetings THE BG NEWS SUDOKU “The only goal I set for myself during my affiliated. He reached out to me and made me in Bowling Green. Veronica Mora, public time in office was to get more awareness of the feel more comfortable; he’s kind of like a dad relations officer of SVA organization at UT, SVA on campus,” Camper said. Members of to me,” Storey said. said, “One of the reasons we went to BGSU, the SVA have recognized the impact Camper Additionally, Camper, along with others, is that we’ve heard nothing but great things has had within their organization, as well as has been working to prepare a trip to the come out of it, and one of our goals is to their personal lives. 2019 SVA National Convention, which is implement some of BGSU’s practices here Buetikofer said, “Coming out of active duty, commonly referred to as NatCon. It is the at UT.” She described the atmosphere at the the transition from a military culture system to largest annual gathering of student veterans University as “veteran-friendly.” a civilian culture system is often times a very and advocates in the country. The three- Brandon Kalbfliesh, the president of the day event is about empowering SVA at UT, said their organization wanted to VIA INSTAGRAM veteran voices on college make a trip to NatCon this year to network to campuses and being a driving see how they could improve their university force to make change for veterans for the veterans on a day to day basis. They on college campuses. It also gives had never been to NatCon before, so they student veterans opportunities didn’t know where to begin. to network. Buetikofer said, more Camper said, “I invited them to one of our and more students are going to meetings to see how we work, and to see how NatCon, and he attributes much we were preparing for the upcoming Student SUDOKU Veterans of America National Convention.” He To play: Complete the grid of the work to Camper. SVA is so that every row, column sending 10 students to NatCon helped them put together a proposal for their and every 3 x 3 box contains in Orlando, Florida, which is the university in order to receive the support they the digits 1 to 9. There is no guessing or math involved. most they’ve ever sent before. needed. The SVA organization at UT was able Just use logic to solve “Since August, him and I have to get the whole trip funded. been working together planning “I feel strongly that if it hadn’t been for the trip. We have had to jump BGSU’s insight, we would not be going to through so many hoops; it’s just NatCon this year. Daniel’s leadership skills have been a whirlwind trying to keep extended from his military career to his student everything organized and situated, career. He was a leader in the military and he’s but no matter what has come very much a leader now,” Mora said. “There’s across, he’s right there fixing it,” no rivalry here. We’re all part of the military, Bailey said. and it’s like an extension of the family.” Between the months of Student Veterans of America Continued on page 11 BG NEWS December 6, 2018 | PAGE 11

Student Veterans of America Continued from page 10 Defiance College is another school that has on the football field, basketball court, or ice been impacted by the SVA at the University. arena, we always try to find students who Their organization has been around since 2017 exemplify our military student population, DiscoVer Your but was nationally recognized in October 2018. and students who will raise a certain DiscoVer Your “We are mentoring Defiance College’s newly awareness of our military population. Having formed SVA through their first few years,” Daniel and Harvey there definitely raises Camper said. The president and vice president recognition and awareness,” Buetikofer said. have attended meetings on campus, and the Camper had been encouraged by Buetikofer susuPPererPoWPoWerer vice president is going to accompany the previously to partake in opportunities similar University’s SVA on their trip to NatCon. to the puck drop, but had turned them down, According to Buetikofer, student veteran because Camper said he doesn’t like being the organizations on college campuses are center of attention. hard to start. He said, “We’re fortunate here “He is extremely humble, and does not see compared to peer institutions. We have a very himself as the rest of us see him,” Bailey said. good core group of students. Having someone Since coming to Bowling Green, many dynamic like Daniel to drive the organization people say Camper has been an influential is really helpful.” figure within the military student population On Nov. 16, Camper and Harvey performed among the University, with Harvey by his side. the ceremonial puck drop together as the “If it wasn’t for the SVA and the individuals Guests of Honor at the hockey game during that work in the Non-traditional Military Heroes Weekend, when the University Student Services office, I would have left honored military, police officers, firefighters, BGSU a long time ago,” Camper said. Others and emergency responders. Nate Glusich, say he has gone above and beyond to reach the person in charge of deciding the Guest of out and influence non-traditional and military Honor at each game, asked Buetikofer for the students from other schools as well. names of two veterans he thought should do “Daniel has elevated our organization to be the puck drop. a leader in Northwest Ohio,” Buetikofer said. “When we honor our military students

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