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State University FRIDAY September 29, 2000 MEN'S SOCCER: Falcons dominate PARTLY CLOUDY Wolverinces in a win HIGH 66 I LOW 34 over Michigan www.bgnews.com Thursday night; PAGE 11 independent student press VOLUME 90 ISSUE 24 35-year- old occupies dorms By Crag Grfford CAMPUS EDITOR When one thinks of a college student, The type of person who comes to mind is the 18-24 year-old who parties on the weekends and stays up late studying for that exam the next day. SheUey Clagg, a 35-year- old graduate studenl living on campus, is an exception to this belief. Currendy living in Anderson Hall, located in the Harshman Quadrangle, she said it feels out of place being sort of the elder statesman in the residence hall. "It does feel wierd," she said, "Like I told the RA when I met her, I'm going to someone who isn't even 21 yet, when I have a problem." Unlike most coUege students the partying and late nights are not a part of Claggs college rou- tine. "That wasn't even a part of my life as an undergarduate," she said. Even still, she said the other students in the hall have not Sttlinle Siitmon BGNews treated her too differently Drinks: Sean Carr pours a beer from the tap. Carr started at Junction as a bouncer and moved up to bartender over time. Carr's favorite drink to serve is beer and he dis- because of her age. likes making frozen drinks on a busy night. , "They don't think anything of it until I teU them my age," she said. "When they find out how old I am they ask what 1 am INSIDE THE MIND OF A... doing in the dorm." The reason she lives in the dorm is because it is free. She was given assistanceship from her old job with the census bureau. STUOEHT. PAGE 2 Center to BARTENDERFourth in a weekly feature By Kevin Aeh has ever made is the Hawaiian STAFF WHITE* Volcano. Among the ingredients conduct He's one of the most popular in this drink that takes five min- people in ihe bar. People actual- utes to make include rum, lime b ly stand in line to talk lo him. He's juice, gin, sour, cranberry and memorial Sean Carr and he's one of the orange juice. Although the drink l bartenders al Junction. may be a pain to make, il is good * *■ In. Aia By Chasity Lester um STAFF WRITER Carr has been a bartender at to drink, Carr said. lunction for two years now and Getting onto the subject of The University's Center for loves it. He started as a bouncer. drunken customer stories, Carr Neuroscience, Mind and Moving up to the position of bar- has a few to tell. There's always Behavior will conduct a memo- tender is a natural progression the classic story of the 21st birth- rial symposium Saturday, Sept. for a typical lunction bouncer to day person celebrating a little bit Jr...' 30, to honor the achievements make, Carr said. too much. In Carr's story the 1 of the late psychology professor He used to work five days a birthday girl (who he stresses he J.R Scon. week, but has since moved it wasn't serving) may have had a If" Scott's research on behavior down to two days. few too many birthday shots has been called a significant Because bartending is a very before she started taking off her contribution to both science busy job, Carr's favorite drink to shirt and oants around 1 am "1 and society, according to Paul serve is beer. "You just open the stopped her from stripping and Moore, director of the center. cap and hand it to the customer," suggested that maybe it was time Scott came to the university he said. for her to pass out at home," he h^ -'Li in 1965 to headline the doctor- Like most bartenders, Carr said. ate program in psychology. hales to make anything frozen. Although customers stripping — i -fcl ii s While at the University, he He said there's nothing worse may not be a huge pet peeve of letl Hindenach BG News wrote eight books and over 200 than someone ordering a frozen articles on various topics in Carr's, impatient people are. "If Bartender: Sean Carr, Junction Bar and Grill bartender, reaches for a cup during a shift at the bar. margarita on a crowded night psychology. He founded three Carr has been a bartender at Junction for the past two years and enjoys evry minute of it. One of the craziest drinks Can- BARTENDER.PAGE 2 international organizations for neuroscience and behavioral research and held office in numerous professional science clubs. 5 medal sweep may happen In 1989, Scott was named a Regents professor emeritus. He was the only professor at BG to By Larry McShane hamstring injuries. the 200 Thursday. Unfazed by the ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Losing the pair leaves the U.S. receive this recognition from firestorm created by her hus- the Ohio Board. SYDNEY, Ausiralia — team vulnerable, and puts Jones' band's alleged steroid use, she Subtracting two teammates hopes for an unprecedented flashed a wide smile after an easy His contributions on behav- could add up to disappointment Sydney sweep in danger. She victory. ior and mechanics prove that Down Under for U.S gold medal- hopes To win the long jump, the With husband C.J. Hunter genetics guide behavior, said ist Marion lones. 400-meter relay and the 1,600- watching from the stands, lones Moore. Scotts' work, which Jones, winner of the 100 and meter relay. took an early lead before blowing mainly used dogs as subjects, is 200-meter sprinis, had her eye on On Friday, lones rested for the the field away in 21.84 seconds. used internationally by crimi- five gold medals in Sydney. But long jump while her healthy After winning by the biggest mar- nologists, sociologists and word came down Friday teammates won their 400 relay gin in 40 years, Jones interrupted behavioral scientists to combat (Thursday nigh! EDT) thai half of heat. Also advancing were top her victory lap to plant two kisses behavioral deviation in t).e U.S. 400-meter relay team — rivals Jamaica and the Bahamas; and a hug on her husband. humans. His most famous Inger Miller and Gail Devers — Ausiralia was ousled by a Hunter, the world shot pul works, which centered around would miss the race wilh injuries. dropped baton. champion, has denied knowingly Associated Press Photo aggression and genetics, was Miller has already Down home lones remained unflappable Taking anabolic steroids. GOING FOR GOLD: The U.S.A. men's baseball team prepares to used by UNESCO In 1989 to from Sydney, while Devers leaves and unbeaten in Australia, breez- face Cuba in the gold medal baseball game. The United States this weekend. Both suffered ing to her second gold medal in OLYMPICS, PAGE 2 beat Cuba and unexpectedly won the gold medal. SYMPOSIUM. PAGE 2 2 Friday. September 29, 2000 BG NEWS Nontraditional student feels at home in her residence hall STUDENTS, FROM PAGE 1 approach, being with a student said. she hopes to start an environ- ents. am taking the time where I didnt that would be away from their One of the most common mental education center and can "1 was the first person in my before." She said Anderson was ihe parents for the first time. cases is that a student graduates only do so with a Master's degree. family to attend college, so it was Even though Clagg is older best residence hall for her to be According io Stan Lewis, direc- and gets a job, only to find that expected. Now it's more for me, they cannot progress in their pro According to Lewis, older stu- than the average student, Lewis placed in because it is an all uper- tor of Adult Learning for dents who come to the University not that I am trying to please oth- classmen dorm. Continuing Education, there are fess'ion or want to change profes- said that she and other graduate sions, but can't unless they fur- tend to be more serious about ers. It means more to me." "If I had been placed in anoth- many students like Clagg at the Clagg said that she is more students need not worry about ther their education. what they are doing because they er dorm living with a freshman, University. comfortable with the University competing for a job with a Clagg is one example of this. are there for a purpose. there may have been prolems. The numbers for this year were this time than when she was here younger person in the job mar- After attending several commu- "When students return, they're as an undergradutate because Here I'm not in a room with unavailable, but in 1999, 1,242 nity colleges, including Firelands, ket.